1
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
The story of Richard Ramirez, one of America's most notorious serial killers, continues to captivate public attention decades after his reign of terror.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
These products are indiscriminate killers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Along with turning lights off at night, these additionally include ceasing the use of pesticides, insecticides and weed killers such as Roundup on lawns.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Richard Ramirez, one of the most prolific and violent serial killers in American history—has attracted more than his fair share of fangirls.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Taking place in a heavily quarantine world, a 'rage virus' was unwittingly released from an animal testing facility and unleashed on the public, turning them into vicious, cannibalistic killers with highly infectious properties.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Where the blue collar killers are framed with compassion, their handlers are largely hollow suits.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
But 100,000 men lost their lives (even if the main killers were malaria and the lack of water).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
Compared to past conflicts, writing the killers as a nameless, faceless goon squad and then letting those nameless, faceless goons get away with it isn’t very affecting (or effective).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
These products are indiscriminate killers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Along with turning lights off at night, these additionally include ceasing the use of pesticides, insecticides and weed killers such as Roundup on lawns.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Richard Ramirez, one of the most prolific and violent serial killers in American history—has attracted more than his fair share of fangirls.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Taking place in a heavily quarantine world, a 'rage virus' was unwittingly released from an animal testing facility and unleashed on the public, turning them into vicious, cannibalistic killers with highly infectious properties.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Where the blue collar killers are framed with compassion, their handlers are largely hollow suits.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
But 100,000 men lost their lives (even if the main killers were malaria and the lack of water).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
Compared to past conflicts, writing the killers as a nameless, faceless goon squad and then letting those nameless, faceless goons get away with it isn’t very affecting (or effective).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Killers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killers. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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