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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 Blackhawks think very highly of Mikheyev, who has emerged as one of the league’s very best penalty killers and a solid depth scorer, with 20 goals last season and is coming off a four-point night (one goal and three primary assists) in a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.
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Scott Powers, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The series features new prison interviews with both Adamcik and Draper, rare police interrogation footage, and explores the impact on Cassie’s family and the killers’ parents.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Follow along on her journey as Moriarty goes beyond the scene of each crime, behind prison walls, and into the killers' inner thoughts.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Central to the case is Ron Bishop, a fourteen-year-old boy questioned alone by white detective Donald Kincaid and pressured into identifying the Harlem Park Three as the killers.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
The two embark on a dangerous mission to find out what happened and bring the killers to justice.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
This year, when healthy, Desharnais has been a physical force and one of the Sharks’ top penalty killers.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Black women don’t tend to be serial killers.
—Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The series follows a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
—Peter White, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Scott Powers, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The series features new prison interviews with both Adamcik and Draper, rare police interrogation footage, and explores the impact on Cassie’s family and the killers’ parents.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Follow along on her journey as Moriarty goes beyond the scene of each crime, behind prison walls, and into the killers' inner thoughts.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Central to the case is Ron Bishop, a fourteen-year-old boy questioned alone by white detective Donald Kincaid and pressured into identifying the Harlem Park Three as the killers.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
The two embark on a dangerous mission to find out what happened and bring the killers to justice.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
This year, when healthy, Desharnais has been a physical force and one of the Sharks’ top penalty killers.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Black women don’t tend to be serial killers.
—Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The series follows a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
—Peter White, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killers
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These include smart finds for meal prep, cooking, and cleaning—because there’s no shortage of everyday kitchen headaches to solve.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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The change could also prompt state governments to roll out a patchwork of their own regulations, adding a new layer of compliance headaches for automakers, utilities, and other companies.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the original, Hanks’ character is driven to madness, imagining that his neighbors in the creepy house across the street might be murderers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.—
Eric Balliet,
Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2026
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Every January, visitation effectively starts at zero — yet year after year, those efforts deliver results that power jobs, support small businesses, and expand opportunity far beyond the tourism industry.—
Paul S. Mears III,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Following a #SaveThePost social campaign, The Washington Post initiated a restructuring on Wednesday, cutting more than 300 jobs across its sports, books, metro and international sections, as well as shutting down the Post Reports podcast.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2026
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One week later, on May 15, assassins forced Valdez, 50, from his car at midday and shot him at least a dozen times in downtown Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Killers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killers. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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