as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
a crime novel set in the days when policemen were coppers and safecrackers were "yeggs"
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Recent Examples of copper
Relevant Policy: The Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production Executive Order (March 2025) accelerates permits for mining projects involving critical materials such as copper, uranium, and gold.
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Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese can be found in potato-sized nodules at the bottom of the seafloor.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
After the 6th Street Viaduct was triumphantly unveiled, its hype quickly gave way to unruly street takeovers and copper thieves wire-stripping its lighting.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Older lamps were also constructed with materials like copper, glass, and brass rather than plastic or other low-quality materials.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
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Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese can be found in potato-sized nodules at the bottom of the seafloor.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
After the 6th Street Viaduct was triumphantly unveiled, its hype quickly gave way to unruly street takeovers and copper thieves wire-stripping its lighting.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Older lamps were also constructed with materials like copper, glass, and brass rather than plastic or other low-quality materials.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper
Noun
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The second Trump administration looks set to entirely do away the role of world policeman, and cynics might say, replace it with the role for rent collector.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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His son Flávio had been found to be paying a salary to the wife and the mother of a fugitive policeman who was wanted for running a murder-for-hire operation.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The officer who fired told investigators that the suspect pointed a gun at him during the chase, said Cincinnati's police chief.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2025
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The tragedy has struck a nerve across India, from the general public to military officers and government officials.—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Despite 'Blue Bloods' actors having chemistry on-screen, several have been married for years Comments Blue Bloods may be known as one of the longest-running police procedurals in television history, but at the heart of the former CBS cop drama was family.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Read's team says a dog that belonged to another Boston cop attacked O'Keefe.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Law enforcement agencies would have to create department files on any employee holding a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement license, which includes police, sheriff’s deputies, constables, corrections officers and others.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Center Township constable's office has made headlines in recent years because of scandals surrounding former constable Denise Hatch.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
15 Nov. 2024
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“Copper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copper. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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