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Recent Examples of assailant
The assailant was of Portuguese origin—but almost half of the recipients of the 55,000 green cards awarded annually by the program are from Africa.
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
The action sequences can get a bit weird, where at one point, the house just got blasted with hundreds of rounds from assault rifles, and the follow-up response to that is members of the team going outside and walking down an empty street, entirely exposed to any assailants.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
They’re attacked by some of Andrei’s assailants, and Sasha gets stabbed.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Authorities swiftly ascertained León, the shorter yet stronger man, was the assailant.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
The action sequences can get a bit weird, where at one point, the house just got blasted with hundreds of rounds from assault rifles, and the follow-up response to that is members of the team going outside and walking down an empty street, entirely exposed to any assailants.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
They’re attacked by some of Andrei’s assailants, and Sasha gets stabbed.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Authorities swiftly ascertained León, the shorter yet stronger man, was the assailant.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailant
Noun
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But security analysts quickly warned that WebKit vulnerabilities are especially dangerous, and will leak out to less sophisticated attackers.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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When access tokens live too long, attackers do not need to break in again.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His alleged assaulter was arrested and jailed Wednesday.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Assailant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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