Thesaurus results for ACCOMPLICES

accomplices

noun

plural of accomplice

as in cohorts

one associated with another in wrongdoing the thief and his accomplices were eventually caught and brought to justice

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Recent Examples of accomplices Young and his alleged accomplices, Jared Gray and Sencere Hayes, have pleaded not guilty. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 28 May 2026 Her daughter later testified in court, leading to life sentences for Cosco and his accomplices. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026 Investigators are looking into whether there are more burial sites and any accomplices. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026 The Knoot and Prince sentencings bring the total number of Americans sent to prison for working as accomplices to at least nine since last year. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 May 2026 In November 1998, after a five-month trial, Patrizia and her four accomplices were found guilty of premeditated murder. — Anna Matranga, CBS News, 18 June 2026 He’s unexpectedly visited by Little John (Bill Skarsgård), once one of his underage criminal accomplices, and asked to help defend the younger man’s family and homestead from vengeful past foes. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 June 2026 No one was ever charged with pulling the trigger, but three other men, Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 37, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, were charged with murder as accomplices for encouraging or assisting the shooter. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 The cast includes Naomie Ackie and Taylour Paige as Corvette’s accomplices, Eiza González as a revolutionary fellow traveler, Poppy Liu as the Chinese factory worker who opens Corvette’s eyes to what’s really going on and LaKeith Stanfield as an enigmatic stranger who may open her up to much more. — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

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Noun

Mentorship cohorts pair emerging professionals with industry mentors.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Following 2022’s Jackass Forever, the latest installment sees the return of Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and the rest of the pain-seeking cohorts.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026

Definition of cohorts

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And so does Jesse — particularly the latest installment, which sees the iconic henchmen find themselves as accidental stars in 1920s Hollywood.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom, but most importantly, their relationship.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of partners

Noun

Judge Nelson’s concerns are unfounded, as Kalshi and its confederates—Robinhood, Coinbase, and the CFTC—are not relying solely on the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act update to substantiate their claim that the CEA empowers the CFTC to regulate betting on the outcomes of sporting events.

— Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Hynes died, but his three confederates have been subpoenaed to testify in my malicious prosecution lawsuit.

— John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of confederates

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Givenchy, for example, unveiled its exclusive seasonal pop-up this June (open through October), offering ready-to-wear apparel, leather goods, accessories, and exclusive couture creations plus bespoke events throughout the season.

— Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
Small appliances like desktop computers, monitors, printers, and accessories consume steady electricity throughout the day and night even when not actively in use.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

Definition of accessories

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In 2020, for example, the high court ruled that Muslim men who claimed that their religious rights were violated for being placed on the government’s no-fly list after refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue the FBI agents for damages.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 June 2026
More recently, the Department of Justice charged the Southern Poverty Law Center — a civil rights nonprofit accused by Republicans of targeting conservatives in its work tracking extremists — with defrauding donors through payments to informants.

— James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

Definition of informants

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While the dolls were the main consumer peg, American Girl stories have been companions and history teachers alike for four decades.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Right now, there are some major discounts on cleaning companions from Ecovacs, iRobot, Roborock, Shark, and more.

— Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026

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