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Recent Examples of captor
The captors demanded access to a safe, computer, and online accounts holding cryptocurrency, the indictment read.
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Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Her captors forced her to record a video reading from a script containing false accusations.
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Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
23 Apr. 2026
In 2013, three women who had been kidnapped and held for years are found alive at their captor’s home in Cleveland, Ohio.
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ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
The country’s security forces arrested one suspect but failed to track down the American journalist and her captors from the scene where she was taken.
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Sarah Davis,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for captor
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Her captors forced her to record a video reading from a script containing false accusations.
—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
23 Apr. 2026
In 2013, three women who had been kidnapped and held for years are found alive at their captor’s home in Cleveland, Ohio.
—
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
The country’s security forces arrested one suspect but failed to track down the American journalist and her captors from the scene where she was taken.
—
Sarah Davis,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for captor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
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Judge McCaslin weighed in on the laptop issue during Monday's hearing, saying that the prison warden would not allow Murdaugh to keep a laptop in his cell due to safety concerns.
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McAndrew served as warden of Florida State Prison in the mid-’90s, when Florida still used the electric chair.
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Jayed ruled that Waldermar Anton collided with the keeper while the ball was airborne, disallowing the goal.
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Rest in peace, Ser Simon Strong, castellan of Harrenhal, drip king, stealth diva, keeper of the best vibes on House of the Dragon.
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The state fire marshal also sets rules about shooting fireworks into or from cars.
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The fireworks sold by them are safe, sane and given a green light by the state fire marshal.
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Shawna was hospitalized and survived with serious injuries, but David — a beloved Montgomery County deputy jailer — died.
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Ultimately, the jailer continued the harassing behavior, and was fired, the chief deputy said.
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The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
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Evacuees must provide proof of evacuation, and parents or guardians must remain with their children at all times.
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The business solution provider, on the other hand, acts as the logical custodian of critical processes.
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Williams has never lacked interpreters, custodians, handlers, or rescuers with pruning shears.
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Los Angeles acquired guard Darius Garland in a trade last season, and there are rumors that Kawhi Leonard is on the trade block.
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After the top four picks, the draft was considered wide open with a logjam of talented guards.
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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