villainesses

plural of villainess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for villainesses
Noun
  • The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Director also trains young girls to be ballerina-assassins, and one young ballerina (played by Unity Phelan) is shown rehearsing in the scene.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
  • For some reason, filmmakers have long been of the opinion that hired assassins are just like us, worried about such things as getting older and job security.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But even as the ways criminals use ransomware are set to evolve, the actual makeup of the technology isn’t expected to change too drastically in the coming years.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The regulation, which would require small businesses to disclose the identity of people who directly or indirectly own a control a company, is designed to prevent criminals from hiding illicit activity conducted through shell companies or opaque ownership structures, the Treasury said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Cemeteries, too, will do a land office business, not only with dead gangsters, but innocents too, caught in the cross fire.
    Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Plus, the coffers of gangsters will rise.
    Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Villainesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villainesses. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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