1
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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2
as in murderers
a person who kills another person
gunned down by hired killers
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Recent Examples of killers
Relatives of most, but not all the victims, denounced Biden’s Christmas week decision to spare the killers.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
That commitment to authenticity will drive Deb through to whatever awaits her in Episode 8 — and even further into the legacy of one of the most resilient killers on TV.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Two years, police in Germany found out in 2009, after it was revealed that one of the country’s most untraceable killers was, in fact, non-existent.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The two had come onto the radar of LAPD detectives after word hit the street that the killers were associated with the White Fence gang, a predominantly Latino group operating in the area, according to court records.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Hynes had to shuffle things around as is with several key penalty killers injured, from Middleton and Eriksson Ek to Lauko.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
The rapacious killers can wipe out an entire bee colony within hours.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Those classified as planet killers, on the other hand, are among the most terrifying.
—Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors maintained that many people suffer from abuse and mental illness, but don’t become killers.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
That commitment to authenticity will drive Deb through to whatever awaits her in Episode 8 — and even further into the legacy of one of the most resilient killers on TV.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Two years, police in Germany found out in 2009, after it was revealed that one of the country’s most untraceable killers was, in fact, non-existent.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The two had come onto the radar of LAPD detectives after word hit the street that the killers were associated with the White Fence gang, a predominantly Latino group operating in the area, according to court records.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Hynes had to shuffle things around as is with several key penalty killers injured, from Middleton and Eriksson Ek to Lauko.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
The rapacious killers can wipe out an entire bee colony within hours.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Those classified as planet killers, on the other hand, are among the most terrifying.
—Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors maintained that many people suffer from abuse and mental illness, but don’t become killers.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Killers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killers. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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