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 Her accomplices, then-boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp and friend Shadolla Peterson, were previously sentenced to life and probation, respectively, in connection with the killing. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2026 All a novelist can do when representing Bush Two’s accomplices is to embody plausible ideologies in specific fictional characters. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Each has their own reasoning – some say any action AI would take that could wipe out humanity would need heavy involvement from human accomplices. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors also secured convictions against accomplices Syed Ruhel Ahmed, 46, Shahed Alom, 32, and Ruhel Choudhry, 36. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 Federal prosecutors collected the text messages, emails, bank withdrawals and deposits, and confessions of Diamantis accomplices in his bribery and extortion scheme. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026 The accomplices each needed to grab one warrant in plain sight with all the other contestants milling about or else face elimination. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026 Their accomplices — played by Garret Dillahunt and Danielle Macdonald, among others — are mostly figures of fun, granted limited personality and motivation, as the film increasingly stages their doomed venture as ragged farce. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 As Collin presents the French side of the Occupation, the Parisians are either victims, black-market opportunists, or accomplices of one sort or another. — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Likewise, both income cohorts were the most likely to pay the minimum or less on their credit cards—at approximately 45% of respondents.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
The most recent capstone project, another full remodel of a house purchased by the district, spanned three years’ worth of cohorts.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of cohorts

Noun

Crosby can… um… provide funny reaction shots when henchmen get killed!

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
One of the villain’s henchmen was a small, shaggy blue creature with a long drooping snout and a sour expression that lived in a cigar box.

— Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of henchmen

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With production costs rising, broadcasters are also bringing partners together to finance new series and share the investment.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Fast forward four years, partners Daly Waters and Tamboran announced the first natural gas sales ever from the Beetaloo in September.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of partners

Noun

After a few rounds, the confederates stopped including the real subject in their game of catch, quietly leaving the third person out.

— George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of confederates

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In Aaron Sorkin’s new thriller, the fictional Haugen — who, like her nonfictional counterpart, leaks thousands of documents to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz — habitually dons the accessories.

— Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Meow is an institution in the world of vintage clothing, shoes and accessories.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of accessories

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Many informants The issue of intelligence connections has shadowed the investigation ever since Moïse was found shot to death in his second-floor bedroom, and his wife, Martine, was seriously injured.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Cseh, the archive's director, said successor governments to dictatorships rarely disclose the names of previous agents and informants, let alone records as detailed as those Hungary is preparing to release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of informants

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Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature follows the titular character and companions venturing to a remote island retreat before unraveling a supernatural peril.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
That sense of joy is carried over to its three companions on the EP.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2026

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