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as in tormenter
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molester
Noun
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But the hard graft of protecting vulnerable children, or prosecuting rapists, or enacting legislative change, is not what Musk is after.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025 -
The 1970s American serial killer, rapist and necrophiliac Ted Bundy—who confessed to at least 30 murders—was the talk of the town long after his execution in 1989.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Free from many predators and competitors, South America offered a fertile ground for adaptation and evolution.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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The introduction of non-native predators to the islands, such as rodents, cats and pigs, has decimated countless avian populations.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Can't imagine putting my kid in that position for hours and hours at a time with a tormentor for two weeks.—
Jason Fields,
Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2024
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But Hasina’s ouster both expunged his legal travails and presented a late career change as his tormentor’s successor.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Crack replaced political corruption as the No. 1 plague at the street level.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
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The Russian government is avoiding mobilization like the plague, engendering clever (but still desperate) ways to pad the ranks.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Molester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molester. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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