ambushers

plural of ambusher

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Noun
  • But most of the city’s residents refused to surrender to their attackers, instead choosing to take their own lives inside the city walls.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • In practice, this means understanding which tools may be used against you, how audience perception can be manipulated, what sequence of actions attackers typically follow, and which methods are deployed at different stages of a campaign.
    Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Police officers quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged gunfire with the assailants, forcing them to retreat, Alabo said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • The assailants in each of the killings left the scenes before officers arrived, and police have not announced arrests in the homicides.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
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“Ambushers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambushers. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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