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Recent Examples of moll
The client, Dasha (Kayla Carlson), is a former Russian mob moll who turned against her abusive ex-boyfriend Alexei (Brian Gilleece), but didn’t have to appear in court due to the potential danger to her life.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Ball of Fire also pairs up a gangster’s moll, Sugarpuss O’Shea (Barbara Stanwyck), and a professor, Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) who work together trying to take down her mob boss boyfriend, all while falling in love.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Worse, Liu’s one-dimensional moll spends the majority of her supporting screen time agonizing over toxic men, despite the actor’s best efforts to elevate the material.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
But this harlequin moll can’t match Joker’s lunacy as either lawbreaker or musician.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
Also starring in the production are Rhett Guter as conman Rooster and Isabella De Souza Moore as his moll Lily St. Regis.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Ball of Fire also pairs up a gangster’s moll, Sugarpuss O’Shea (Barbara Stanwyck), and a professor, Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) who work together trying to take down her mob boss boyfriend, all while falling in love.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Worse, Liu’s one-dimensional moll spends the majority of her supporting screen time agonizing over toxic men, despite the actor’s best efforts to elevate the material.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
But this harlequin moll can’t match Joker’s lunacy as either lawbreaker or musician.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
Also starring in the production are Rhett Guter as conman Rooster and Isabella De Souza Moore as his moll Lily St. Regis.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moll
Noun
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The actors sprang to life, staging a lurid scene in which an evil mistress named Selina frames the heroine for killing her unborn child.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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In his intro to this reissue, Geoff Dyer called Lemann a mistress of vibes.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As society gal Rose DeWitt Bukater, Melissa Barrera has freewheeling fun with Kate Winslett’s unhappy bride-to-be character.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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That gal can sure spend our money.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Scott Kirby, 33, of Pasadena, was charged with murder, assault and giving a false statement to police after his girlfriend, 34-year-old Heather Beaver, was found dead in a home in April 2025, according to police.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Pepper is first seen teaching his girlfriend’s young daughter how to play drums.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Moll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moll. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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