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Recent Examples of slayer
His third and final season premiered in June 2023, and now, after a two-year wait, the hit show is back for season 4 — Hemsworth’s first as the beloved monster slayer.
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Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Hunger Games star took over the role of the grim monster slayer following Cavill’s announcement that he was departed the series three years ago.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Just like in the show, blistering choreography that defies every law of physics known to man pits slayer and demon against each other with artistic flourishes personified by elements of the natural world.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Parker also stars as a teen Astrid, a teen Viking training to become a dragon slayer and Nick Frost plays Gobber, who prepares the young dragon slayers in training.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The one-time slayer of Blockbuster now has a bona fide blockbuster theatrical hit.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
And thus, Rachel Reilly, a woman who found her husband inside the BB house, has become a showmance slayer.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
The Buffy revival will star Ryan Kiera Armstrong — best known for roles in the film Firestarter and Star Wars series Skeleton Crew — as a new slayer, alongside Gellar's original slayer.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Ryan Kiera Armstrong stars as the new slayer — an introverted high-school student named Nova — in the untitled Buffyverse offshoot, which Sarah Michelle Gellar executive produces in addition to reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Hunger Games star took over the role of the grim monster slayer following Cavill’s announcement that he was departed the series three years ago.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Just like in the show, blistering choreography that defies every law of physics known to man pits slayer and demon against each other with artistic flourishes personified by elements of the natural world.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Parker also stars as a teen Astrid, a teen Viking training to become a dragon slayer and Nick Frost plays Gobber, who prepares the young dragon slayers in training.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The one-time slayer of Blockbuster now has a bona fide blockbuster theatrical hit.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
And thus, Rachel Reilly, a woman who found her husband inside the BB house, has become a showmance slayer.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
The Buffy revival will star Ryan Kiera Armstrong — best known for roles in the film Firestarter and Star Wars series Skeleton Crew — as a new slayer, alongside Gellar's original slayer.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Ryan Kiera Armstrong stars as the new slayer — an introverted high-school student named Nova — in the untitled Buffyverse offshoot, which Sarah Michelle Gellar executive produces in addition to reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slayer
Noun
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Seconds later, Guiteau is hung by the executioner.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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That's not the executioner — that's me without a head.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 1872, Campbell represented a group of white New Orleans butchers who claimed that efforts by Louisiana’s Reconstruction legislature to regulate their industry violated their Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Marrow in Market will produce various raw meat cuts from its full-service butcher shop and specialty items.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Slayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slayer. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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