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Recent Examples of assailant
An unknown assailant shoots up the Vances' house during a Shabbat meal, before killing himself with a cyanide cigarette.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Unless there is a dangerous situation, the company doesn’t call the police or try to identify the assailant.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The Supergirl trailer shows him hootin' and hollerin' while doing donuts on his cycle and whipping his chain weapon around a horde of assailants.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Kawan Hardy, 33, and Jamonn Blincoe, 31, allegedly shot back at assailants after hearing gunfire outside the Bottles & Liquor Market on Market Street in Oakland.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Unless there is a dangerous situation, the company doesn’t call the police or try to identify the assailant.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The Supergirl trailer shows him hootin' and hollerin' while doing donuts on his cycle and whipping his chain weapon around a horde of assailants.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Kawan Hardy, 33, and Jamonn Blincoe, 31, allegedly shot back at assailants after hearing gunfire outside the Bottles & Liquor Market on Market Street in Oakland.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailant
Noun
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His attacker fled the scene on foot.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Canucks pulled goalie Nikita Tolopilo in favor of an extra attacker, but failed to score.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 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 9 Apr. 2026.
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