torturer

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Recent Examples of torturer Each regime, from the Pahlavi dynasty to the Islamic Republic, claimed to uphold human rights and castigated its predecessors as torturers, only to ratchet up the incarceration of political opponents. Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
  • The quirky tease came on the heels of Doja making her debut as a Global Ambassador for MAC.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • During the conversation, the Universal leader gave just a tease at what’s to come in the years ahead.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Adrianna had a history with Khloe Along with the Christmas photo, police flagged Adrianna over a prior dispute with Khloe, who believed she was being framed as Owen and Lauryn's tormentor.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The tormentor of a quarterback, whose two touchdown runs were eerily similar to those which fashioned Jeanty a household name and top 10 pick, makes the Bulls a larger blip on Florida’s radar than expected.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser.
    EW.com, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The grounds once housed the elaborate palace of first century Roman Emperor Domitian, a persecutor of Christians.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That is a nasty process which involves digging up Ambar’s still-fresh corpse, then subjecting it to various grisly indignities night after night as retribution gets visited upon our heroine’s persecutors.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The attackers opened fire at people waiting at a bus depot, police said, before boarding a bus to continue the attack.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But the attacker re-aggravated his hamstring at the club’s training hub in Rush Green.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Torturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torturer. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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