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Recent Examples of abuser
Coercive control refers to a pattern of acts and behaviors used by an abuser to limit another person’s freedom and control their life.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Two of the four friends — John Riley (Ron Eldard) and Tommy Marcano (Billy Crudup) — spot their former lead abuser, Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon), in a restaurant and gun him down on the spot.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
Gemmill wrote her a new scene, which appears in the show, where Santos threatens a child abuser in his hospital bed.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The teen’s parents later questioned how her abuser was able to continue working with children following his arrest.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Any survivor who has information on an abuser is encouraged to contact federal law enforcement.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Could the mother’s abuser also be that of the daughter—still unpunished to this day?
—Time, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Detectives found four other similar videos, but could not identify the abuser.
—David Goodhue
april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
That turned into me being somewhat an abuser.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Two of the four friends — John Riley (Ron Eldard) and Tommy Marcano (Billy Crudup) — spot their former lead abuser, Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon), in a restaurant and gun him down on the spot.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
Gemmill wrote her a new scene, which appears in the show, where Santos threatens a child abuser in his hospital bed.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The teen’s parents later questioned how her abuser was able to continue working with children following his arrest.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Any survivor who has information on an abuser is encouraged to contact federal law enforcement.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Could the mother’s abuser also be that of the daughter—still unpunished to this day?
—Time, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Detectives found four other similar videos, but could not identify the abuser.
—David Goodhue
april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
That turned into me being somewhat an abuser.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abuser
Noun
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Civil War, or an oppressor who wants to kill you.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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In the piece, the Vicar of Christ is felled not by his oppressors but rather by a random cosmic event.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Incredibly, one of Schiller's torturers, Jorge Delgado - the Sun Gym member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended up helping the federal government make their case.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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His torturers shattered his hands and paraded him around the stadium, taunting him to try to play his guitar.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Of course, that conservative approach is often wrecked by QB harassers such as Lawrence and Williams, part of a defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in sacks.—
Eric Branch,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Third-graders would learn about the Road to Damascus, which tells the story of Paul’s transformation from an early persecutor of Christians into a follower.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Third graders would learn about the Road to Damascus, which tells the story of Paul's transformation from an early persecutor of Christians into a follower.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These are effective, but require attacks to be initiated from outside enemy airspace.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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People of faith are not so easily deterred from speaking truth to power, even to power unafraid to drop bombs on its enemies.—
Ciera Bates-Chamberlain,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The cult of Santa Muerte could, of course, be said to be in the thrall of that fantasy, but the same could be said of the cult’s main antagonist, the Catholic Church, which has vociferously denounced the movement.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The billionaire antagonist, Pilkington (Glenn Close), drives what closely resembles a Cybertruck.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cyndi Lauper didn’t hold back when a heckler interrupted her opening night in Las Vegas, firing back mid-show with an expletive-laced response that quickly drew cheers from the crowd.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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The rule that the heckler’s veto cannot silence the public speaker would also apply in the library example.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Control of the criminal term was ceded to the race-baiters and radical left in an act of political mollification.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rage baiters, in short, reflect the dark side of the attention economy.—
Roger J. Kreuz,
Fortune,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Abuser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abuser. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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