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murderess

[mur-der-is] / ˈmɜr dər ɪs /


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Leavitt has played tap-dancing murderess Roxie Hart in the Broadway revival since February.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

In this eerie, rather primitive context, its easy to surmise that the murderess is a witch.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

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

They have shod the feet of a murderess.

From The Medici Boots by Pearl Norton Swet




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