pillager

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Noun
  • The 90-minute film follows three different warriors throughout history: A Viking raider and her son on a quest for revenge; two Japanese brothers—a ninja and a Samurai—who turn on one another in a war of succession; and a WWII pilot who investigates an extraterrestrial threat.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • The first season traces Ellie and Joel’s perilous journey, punctuated by attacks by the infected, the depredations of groups of raiders, and betrayals galore by would-be allies.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The movies, by contrast, were still being made in Hollywood by marauders and lunatics.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • Since the Saya de Malha Bank has been known to entice pirates and other sea marauders, Landi also planned to mount a Gatling gun on the Aisland.
    Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Long romanticized by cinema (hello, Jack Sparrow), pirate imagery is sneaking into fashion shows, reinterpreted with with luxurious materials, high shafts, relaxed structure, and lots of buckles.
    María Munsuri, Glamour, 27 July 2025
  • The result was a very distinct split between those who figured out the game and stopped trading with the planet that produced the pirate spaceship, and those who did not.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
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“Pillager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillager. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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