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Eventually, Iris gets her hands on Josh's phone and gains access to her own settings, giving her an opportunity to outsmart her human captors.
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
In some footage, they were taunted by their Hamas captors.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
In 1991: Associated Press journalist Terry Anderson was freed by his captors, members of the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah, after nearly seven years as a hostage in Lebanon.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Less than a week had passed since the corpses of six Israeli hostages, shot by their Hamas captors, were found in a tunnel in Gaza.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
In some footage, they were taunted by their Hamas captors.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
In 1991: Associated Press journalist Terry Anderson was freed by his captors, members of the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah, after nearly seven years as a hostage in Lebanon.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Less than a week had passed since the corpses of six Israeli hostages, shot by their Hamas captors, were found in a tunnel in Gaza.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
Noun
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The county coroner, jailer and treasurer were Black, as was the register of deeds.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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The county medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, and two other jailers — Rafael Moreno and Joel Garcia — have been indicted on murder charges.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Twenty years after Marilyn’s murder, John met the warden of the O’Daniel Unit, where the women’s death row is housed.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Seven prison employees, including former warden Randall Hepp, have been charged in the death of Maier.—
Laura Schulte,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
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Frizell, a former Minneapolis police officer, left Metro Transit in May 2022 after being selected to be U.S. marshal of the District of Minnesota and becoming the first Black person in the state’s history to hold the position.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2025
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Authorities said the marshals opened fire when Jones charged at them with a knife.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The proposed guardian must submit a Title 14 guardianship application to the Maricopa County Juvenile Court.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The students are children who have been sent away by their parents or guardians to study at Quranic boarding schools in what’s known as the almajiri system.—
Ogar Monday,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
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The doctor was grazed by a bullet, and the nurse, the custodian and the two wounded officers were hospitalized in stable condition, Barker said.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The shock announcement — which is sure to shake and, indeed, stir the industry — was made Thursday, alongside the news that long-time producers and custodians of 007, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, would be stepping back.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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