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 The prosecution had argued for the death penalty for Mackenzie and life imprisonment for his accomplices. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026 Those men include three burglars and four accomplices, per Le Monde. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026 While the two start as accomplices to Noah and Joanne’s interfaith hookup, Morgan and Sasha quickly develop an electric chemistry that underlines every interaction. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026 Bailey, who recently retired from Rhode Island’s corrections department, posits that allowed Jones a fresh start, as authorities continued to scour pirate-friendly New England for Every and his accomplices. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 The tryst was consummated at a motel called the Red Bull Motor Inn, where Kushner’s accomplices had installed a video camera inside a digital alarm clock. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Sometimes, a real delivery driver is hired to collect the cargo, unaware of the scam, and other times fake driver’s licenses are used to get accomplices hired. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026 Kids made good accomplices, tasked with sneaking off on a hunt for the bill. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplices
  1. cohorts
  2. henchmen
  3. partners
  4. confederates
  5. abettors
  6. accessories
  7. informants
  8. companions
Noun
  • This exhibition includes multiple cohorts of practitioners who have navigated a field that remains marginalized by the mainstream art world.
    — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Other generational cohorts—the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers and Gen X—lagged behind Millennials and Gen Z in their improved outlook.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 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
Noun
  • The partners are exploring whether quantum optimization algorithms could help make electricity grids more efficient.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The platform opens Relex to external systems, agents, partners, and customer teams through APIs, plugins, and other open standards, letting organizations connect existing technology and build new capabilities without replacing what already works.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 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
Noun
  • However, a change in California law eliminated criminal liability for murder and attempted murder for people convicted as aiders and abettors under the natural and probable consequences doctrine, prosecutors said.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are all aiders and abetters of the sitting president.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Definition of abettors
Noun
  • Add your grounding accessories, like black kitten heels, a black belt, and black sunglasses.
    — Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2026
  • TobenONE is a Chinese tech company that specializes in workspace accessories that bring a little more order to office desks.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of accessories
Noun
  • Overton, however, claimed that both informants were lying — and that the semen found on the comforter was planted on the scene by a spurned ex-lover with connections to the police department.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 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
Noun
  • The film is set at Ironclaw Academy, a school where the animal companions of sorcerers – known as familiars – go through a demanding and frequently messy training regime.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In stores, too, phones are now AI shopping companions, helping people compare offers and evaluate reviews before checkout.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of companions

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