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Recent Examples of slayer
Don’t let the hypocrite slayer win!
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
That generation’s Turbo, however, was a clear step towards where the car was going, thanks to its addition of standard all-wheel-drive—a change that moved the Turbo from the snap-oversteer-prone monster in previous generations to a controllable, all-weather supercar-slayer.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Zhao filmed a pilot episode for the reboot, which planned to introduce Ryan Kiera Armstrong as a new slayer alongside Geller’s Buffy.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Despite the enthusiasm around the project, which would have introduced Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the new slayer alongside Gellar’s Buffy, Gellar pointed to at least one very vocal detractor.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Armstrong was cast as the new slayer with Gellar’s Buffy Summers by her side, and the pilot went into production in late July.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
In May 2025, Gellar shared an emotional video showing footage of herself telling Armstrong, 16, that she had been cast as a new slayer.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Putting it all together, what DM Performance has created isn’t a supercar slayer, but something arguably more entertaining.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
But are the Red Sox a more complete team with a lineup that no longer features the slugging Rafael Devers, Bregman the ‘baseball rat,’ as Cora affectionately calls him, and southpaw slayer Rob Refsnyder?
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2026
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
That generation’s Turbo, however, was a clear step towards where the car was going, thanks to its addition of standard all-wheel-drive—a change that moved the Turbo from the snap-oversteer-prone monster in previous generations to a controllable, all-weather supercar-slayer.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Zhao filmed a pilot episode for the reboot, which planned to introduce Ryan Kiera Armstrong as a new slayer alongside Geller’s Buffy.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Despite the enthusiasm around the project, which would have introduced Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the new slayer alongside Gellar’s Buffy, Gellar pointed to at least one very vocal detractor.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Armstrong was cast as the new slayer with Gellar’s Buffy Summers by her side, and the pilot went into production in late July.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
In May 2025, Gellar shared an emotional video showing footage of herself telling Armstrong, 16, that she had been cast as a new slayer.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Putting it all together, what DM Performance has created isn’t a supercar slayer, but something arguably more entertaining.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
But are the Red Sox a more complete team with a lineup that no longer features the slugging Rafael Devers, Bregman the ‘baseball rat,’ as Cora affectionately calls him, and southpaw slayer Rob Refsnyder?
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slayer
Noun
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Iran is the world's most prolific executioner after China, according to rights groups.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Judd hands her a gun and tells her to join the executioner’s squad.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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McIntosh was also a butcher in the custom meat market at Roy Pope.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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Bum-seok encounters a grizzled elder holed up under a bridge and goes on a brief monster-hunt foray with him, which ends when the pair open fire on the critter through a closed door, only to discover it was actually the local butcher making a phone call.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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“Slayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slayer. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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