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as in headaches
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
weeding out that overgrown garden is going to be a killer
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as in murderers
a person who kills another person
gunned down by hired killers
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Recent Examples of killers
At the outset of this meditative novel, a pair of out-of-work twins who are haunted by their parents’ histories as thieves and killers decide to go on a hunt for a puma that is terrorizing farmers and livestock in the highlands of Tasmania.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
One of the killers of curiosity is assumptions.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On the firearms and magazines used in the attack, the shooter scrawled the names of other mass killers, ranging from the Unabomber to the Columbine attackers to the Tree of Life synagogue shooter.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
One of California’s most notorious killers is back in the spotlight as a new documentary revisits his crimes and uncovers even darker secrets.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Now the would-be lovers are on the run from both the killers and the cops, leaving them with few viable options.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Inside the vault, Dex is already not doing so well, with Brian popping in to taunt his brother for once again choosing the code over bonding with other serial killers.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
What of the killers, now serving life sentences in an Illinois maximum-security prison?
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
One of the killers of curiosity is assumptions.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On the firearms and magazines used in the attack, the shooter scrawled the names of other mass killers, ranging from the Unabomber to the Columbine attackers to the Tree of Life synagogue shooter.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
One of California’s most notorious killers is back in the spotlight as a new documentary revisits his crimes and uncovers even darker secrets.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Now the would-be lovers are on the run from both the killers and the cops, leaving them with few viable options.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Inside the vault, Dex is already not doing so well, with Brian popping in to taunt his brother for once again choosing the code over bonding with other serial killers.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
What of the killers, now serving life sentences in an Illinois maximum-security prison?
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killers
Noun
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There have been several Republican senatorial candidates who have caused major headaches for the party.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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PaaS let developers skip infrastructure headaches.—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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If drug traffickers are a legitimate target, well then why aren't rapists, murderers and child abusers?—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Then, suddenly, Robbie and his boys are murderers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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Most recently, last year in Bangladesh, students mobilized to call for the end of a controversial quota system for government jobs.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her policy lens is rooted in her own experience growing up in a working-class family and juggling multiple jobs to pay the bills.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The two Kill Bill films, while still about crime and criminals and ninja assassins, set themselves apart from his earlier works.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Killers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killers. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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