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Recent Examples of captor
After being held hostage and shooting her captor in Episode 7, Heather (Margarita Levieva) is invited to a black and white ball by Mayor Fisk himself — an invitation that Matt rightfully views as a threat.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
Her captors dressed her in a hijab and drove her in circles for two hours.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
This sequel to a 2022 indie darling casts you as a Sleeper, a robot worker fleeing their gang-boss captor.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Wambaugh then adapted his work into the screenplay for Harold Becker’s 1979 film that starred James Woods and Franklyn Seales as the captors and John Savage and Ted Danson as the cops.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
Her captors dressed her in a hijab and drove her in circles for two hours.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
This sequel to a 2022 indie darling casts you as a Sleeper, a robot worker fleeing their gang-boss captor.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Wambaugh then adapted his work into the screenplay for Harold Becker’s 1979 film that starred James Woods and Franklyn Seales as the captors and John Savage and Ted Danson as the cops.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
Noun
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Garzón had given a letter to his jailers written in Spanish, requesting to speak to his mother by telephone.—
Jesse Bogan,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2025
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The most popular model for the partnership is one where county jailers notify ICE when unauthorized immigrants are booked into their jails.—
Patrik Jonsson,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Blackwell, the warden, even ordered a full search of Alcatraz on the off chance the men never actually left.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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Were you tempted to throw your warden into that number in some form or fashion?—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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So many doctors crowded into the room for the presentation that the fire marshal had to intervene several times to clear exit ways.—
David Armstrong,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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The fire was quickly extinguished, but marshals soon learned that someone had intentionally set 12 small fires throughout the apartment.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Most rides have a family waiting area for parents or guardians to switch off with kids who either can’t or don’t want to ride.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Calton hopes their story continues to challenge misconceptions about guardian breeds like the bullmastiff, showing the sweet, playful, and loyal sides of these gentle giants.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
Noun
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To further preserve the complete privacy of the conclave, the support staff — including chefs, cleaners and custodians — all took an oath of secrecy, of which the punishment for breaking it is excommunication, CBS News reported.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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The school board approved the closing of three elementary schools and the elimination of 19 teaching jobs and more than 100 other jobs, including 25 custodians.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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