ransomer

Definition of ransomernext

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Noun
  • That’s impressive production for the 6-foot-2, 234-pound defender.
    Mike Kaye April 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • With 33 seconds remaining, after scoring five straight points and in possession of the ball, the Warriors used Curry’s gravity to draw defenders out of the paint, giving Gary Payton II enough space to catch a pass from Draymond Green and put in a layup for a 116-115 lead.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The action to rescue her falls eventually to Mario and Luigi, having relocated permanently to the Mushroom Kingdom and serving as protectors of the realm, solving problems for its inhabitants.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Shiite minorities in other countries tend to view Iranian leaders as protectors and have sometimes risked personal safety to protest the war.
    Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The sheriff also said the warden had reached out regarding an allegation of an incident under the Prison Rape Elimination Act, but then did not call the department back to further investigate.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • On this gravelly, dusty, single lane, Bob Markle applied a pursuit trick that wardens learn early.
    Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Jimenez, who works as a custodian, said that shopping at the non profit's market saves her family a lot of money.
    Michele Gile, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Night custodians were finishing up their rounds.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The match was 0-0 until the 83rd minute in the first overtime when Andie Hafner took a pass and then slipped it past a defender and the keeper from 13 yards out to give Centennial a 1-0 lead.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Cure, which opened in 2009, is both record-keeper and innovator, an admirable endeavor in a city that is the birthplace of the cocktail.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • She’s accompanied by a chaperone/warder, Loti (Céline Menville), a Frenchwoman who has a mean way with a dagger, and cabin boy Blaster (Kayden Price).
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • Singh hails the series’ secondary and tertiary cast, who played warders and prisoners.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ideas like reparative journalism and sousveillance — an antonym for surveillance, concerning watching the watchmen in a reversal of power — earn fleeting mentions, but are never the focus of actual inquiry.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Stingley died the same year as Trayvon Martin, a Black Florida teen shot to death by a neighborhood volunteer watchman, who was acquitted in 2013.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Parents, guardians, aunts and uncles don't have time to read every book on the shelf while trying to pick something for the young reader in their life, so here are some simple ways to determine if a book is suitable for that child.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Hernandez listed herself as Ruben’s guardian or emergency contact in paperwork with North Shore Medical Center, Golden Glades Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Larkin Community Hospital — though Ruben and Carmen were married.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Ransomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransomer. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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