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Continue reading … 'VERY SCARED OF HIM' – Freed hostage says Hamas captors feared Trump, 'wanted' Harris to win.
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FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
An Israeli hostage feed after being held by Hamas said his captors improved his treatment after President Trump’s return to the Oval Office was confirmed in November.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Edan endured hunger, eating only hummus, pita bread, rice and whatever his captors served him from cans, his father said, a reflection of the food scarcity in Gaza since the start of the war.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 19 May 2025
Over the course of the week, the hostages seemingly began to sympathize with their captors and even defended their actions to authorities, according to the outlet.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
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FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
An Israeli hostage feed after being held by Hamas said his captors improved his treatment after President Trump’s return to the Oval Office was confirmed in November.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Edan endured hunger, eating only hummus, pita bread, rice and whatever his captors served him from cans, his father said, a reflection of the food scarcity in Gaza since the start of the war.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 19 May 2025
Over the course of the week, the hostages seemingly began to sympathize with their captors and even defended their actions to authorities, according to the outlet.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
Noun
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Otherwise, local races – mayor, city legislative body, school board, county jailer, etc. – are the responsibility of the county clerk.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Over the span of about a half a day, the jailer said, 53 inmates used the glitch to pad their commissary accounts, which can be used to buy things like food items and toiletries and to fund phone calls and other communications with the outside world.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Alyson had served as senior warden at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale and was a trustee of Sewanee: The University of the South, the Episcopal college in Tennessee where Josephine had graduated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The prison warden subsequently announced that the sentence had been carried out, and the curtain to the execution chamber closed and witnesses were led from the viewing area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Six days later, two more bargaining units, representing judicial marshals and their immediate supervisors, also declared an impasse.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
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Brian Carter, Paragould's fire marshal, is seeking the Republican nomination in Arkansas House of Representatives District 1 in 2026, Carter announced this week.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
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The deaths of at least 27 children and staff at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas have some parents and guardians questioning the safety of summer camps, especially as global warming increases risks of extreme weather.—
Julia Simon,
NPR,
18 July 2025
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All 17 plaintiffs are former foster youth or parents or guardians of former foster youth, and are listed in court documents as John Doe or Jane Doe plaintiffs.—
Theresa Clift
July 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The asset manager has evolved from a portfolio custodian to a business unit leader—closer to the CEO of the asset than to an administrator.—
Aurele Gouy,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The shooting claimed the lives of head of school Katherine Koonce, 59; custodian Mike Hill, 61; substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61; and third-graders Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, the Covenant Presbyterian pastor’s daughter.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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