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traitors

noun

plural of traitor

as in betrayers

one who betrays a trust or an allegiance accused by her family of being a traitor when she sold their traditionally animal-friendly business to a competitor known to use animals for testing its products

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Recent Examples of traitors The traitors might have an easier time following the seduction of social media star King Kenny, who is considered a real traitor-hunter by the faithful. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Abby became suspicious of Kuehl during a private conversation about possible traitors in the group. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 Abraham and Szor, both Israeli filmmakers, have been denounced as traitors in Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself has threatened to revoke their citizenship. — Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Each season, The Traitors brings together a group of people for a game of deceit, separating the cast into faithfuls and traitors who must try to figure out who is who. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026 The Traitors is lining up its next group of faithfuls and traitors. — Peter White, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 But the court ruled that Thaci and his co-defendants targeted political opponents and civilians perceived as collaborators and traitors during their time in the KLA. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 According to prosecutors, the men targeted political opponents and civilians perceived as collaborators and traitors during their time in the KLA. — CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 Ortiz vowed to interrogate and, if necessary, kill any traitors who thwarted him and Simon. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

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Each bedroom draws inspiration for its decor from a theme—tarot, constellations, nature, serpents, and Salem itself—without crossing into kitschy territory.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026
Scarabs, serpents, vultures, lunar ornaments, ancient gods like Horus and Anubis carved from gold and lapis lazuli—all strategically placed on various points along the body.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

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Ingratitude is indeed sharper than a serpent’s tooth, and McBride isn’t wrong, but since when has Hollywood not been a pit of snakes?

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
To do this, the team of researchers used fossils and knowledge of mosasaurs' most recent living relatives – snakes and lizards like the komodo dragon – to recreate the hunting behavior of mosasaurs.

— October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

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