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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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Over the course of the week, the hostages seemingly began to sympathize with their captors and even defended their actions to authorities, according to the outlet.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
The scenes usually have McKinnon discussing surprise bodily entanglements she’s had with her captors and have proven popular enough that even Meryl Streep has taken part in one that was shown during the program’s 50th anniversary special this year.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 June 2025
Her captors keep asking her to confess to the mysterious transgression that has left her to this terrible fate.
—Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Glittering and dangerous, much like beauty, much like the promises of youth, the story of Séverine and her captors is one that will get its hooks into you.
—Emily Temple
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
The scenes usually have McKinnon discussing surprise bodily entanglements she’s had with her captors and have proven popular enough that even Meryl Streep has taken part in one that was shown during the program’s 50th anniversary special this year.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 June 2025
Her captors keep asking her to confess to the mysterious transgression that has left her to this terrible fate.
—Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Glittering and dangerous, much like beauty, much like the promises of youth, the story of Séverine and her captors is one that will get its hooks into you.
—Emily Temple
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for captor
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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captor
noun
cap·tor
ˈkap-tər 
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
: one that has captured a person or thing
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