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as in tormenter
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molester
Noun
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Nearly 80 immigrants living in the country illegally were arrested, including a child rapist, Border Patrol officials said.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Cases like that of the 12-year-old show how the detectives’ sloppy work leaves behind a sense of injustice on top of damage done by rapists.—
Donna McGuire,
Ian Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If female whale sharks give birth in these environments, their newborns could have a temporary advantage, staying in areas where potential predators struggle to survive.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Scientists theorized that this species’ small stature likely made them at high risk for attacks from local predators, like sabertooth cats and giant hyenas.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So begins an elaborate plot to infiltrate a graphic designer awards event to confront his tormentor head-on.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
14 Feb. 2025
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Scarcity of food and clean water have become merciless tormentors, and the numbers tell a story that words cannot fully convey.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Of course, the Pythons didn’t live through the plague themselves—and today, their sketch likely renders very differently for viewers who have undergone an experience of mass death.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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In my opinion, movies don’t get much better than this timelessly urgent piece of art that is far from a simple morality tale, that never offers easy answers to cyclically present problems that plague society.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Molester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molester. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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