killers

noun

plural of killer
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 Plenty of killers have been unmasked over the years, and the bodies have piled up in increasingly inventive ways. — Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Rita, whose parents were renowned as peacemakers, forgave her husband's killers. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Antiseptic mouthwashes built around chlorhexidine gluconate are heavy-duty bacteria killers, usually prescription only. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The second season promises a more diverse selection of killers for our man and his boy to hunt down. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 The area remains on high alert while authorities investigate whether a serial killer or killers are responsible. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 According to police, McKinsey’s killers were his in-laws, married couple Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, of Dublin. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Free-trial and multi-account abuse are the quiet killers of AI unit economics, and businesses often discover the damage only after their margins are gone. — Sarita Singh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 Most of the killers — heart disease, cancer, and unintentional injuries top the list — remained unchanged from 2023. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
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  1. headaches
  2. murderers
  3. jobs
  4. assassins
Noun
  • Hotels increasingly use signature scents to shape their brands, but guests with asthma or chemical sensitivities say those fragrances can trigger headaches and other problems.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • After six days, 57% of study participants who had VYD2311 injected into the muscle of their upper arm reported headaches, chills, fatigue or pain at the injection site — the typical side effects associated with vaccinations.
    — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of headaches
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  • All those players are expected to be back in attempt to win an AL West that was hardly a murderers’ row in 2026.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • But Ema does not solve mysteries or bring murderers to justice.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of murderers
Noun
  • Staff reductions are expected to be brutal, and with so many duplicative roles across HBO Max and Paramount+, many talented executives will lose their jobs.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Companies that grow around the university can create jobs and opportunities well beyond its campus.
    — Michael Simas, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • But instead the sisters wind up confronting assassins, demons with human familiars, and revelations about their late mother’s place within Le Clan des Sorcières.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Separately in the episode, River (Jack Lowden) and Sid (Olivia Cooke) are on the run from a pair of assassins, while the rest of the team circles the wagons en route to a safe house.
    — Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
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“Killers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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