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murderess

[mur-der-is] / ˈmɜr dər ɪs /


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Marten said she was worried people would think she was "some evil mother" or a "murderess."

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

Rivera also inhabited roles like Rosie, the girlfriend of a rock star’s manager in “Bye Bye Birdie,” the original Velma and later the ambitious murderess Roxie in “Chicago,” and former showgirl Lilane in “Nine.”

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024

“The Sinner,” USA Network’s sleeper hit starring Jessica Biel as an amnesia-prone murderess and victim, was intended as a limited series when it premiered in summer 2017.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2018

Macdonald, an experienced falconer, withdrew from people to train her murderess, transforming her fridge into a morgue for raw animal parts.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2015

She is a cruel murderess Whene'er her eyes send forth a dart, And as she holds me in duress It stabs me to the heart.

From Poems by Arthur Macy




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