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also abetter
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as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing
the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor
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2
as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop
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Noun
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His alleged accomplice, Swygert, is already serving time for a separate 2021 murder.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
1 July 2025 -
The accomplices allegedly hosted laptop farms in their homes in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees, authorities claimed.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Longoria has been a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party and endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 election.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
1 July 2025
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Brazilian fans make Charlotte feel like home Fluminense supporters made their presence felt from the opening whistle.—
Shane Connuck
June 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Trump said his thinking on NATO changed at the summit At the summit, NATO allies agreed to commit 5% of their GDP to defense spending by 2035, up from 2%.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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His comments come shortly after NATO allies agreed to more than double their defense spending target from 2% of GDP to 5% by 2035.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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“Abettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abettor. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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