as in attackers
one who violently sets upon another
the darkness prevented me from getting a good look at my assailant
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Recent Examples of assailants
Police officers quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged gunfire with the assailants, forcing them to retreat, Alabo said.
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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.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
The shooting carried out late Tuesday by assailants in an informal settlement of shacks in Johannesburg left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded, according to authorities.
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Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The footage shows armed assailants breaking through the front door before entering the house and threatening Guzman.
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CBS News,
12 June 2026
Johnson said Sunday that the video with the widest circulation on social media, which shows an officer pressing a teenager to the ground with all four limbs, was attempting to protect the teen from other assailants at the time.
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Ilana Arougheti
june 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Construction began as early as the 7th century BC to protect against nomadic assailants, with the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang adding a major portion from 220 to 206 BC.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
While Lala and Gibbs are enjoying their cute moment, and the team is celebrating its rebranding to NCIS, their colleague Randy (Caleb Foote) is kidnapped by unknown assailants.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
On Monday, two assailants, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, the site of both a mosque and school, killing three adults.
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Ibrahim Al-Marashi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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
The shooting carried out late Tuesday by assailants in an informal settlement of shacks in Johannesburg left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded, according to authorities.
—
Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The footage shows armed assailants breaking through the front door before entering the house and threatening Guzman.
—
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Johnson said Sunday that the video with the widest circulation on social media, which shows an officer pressing a teenager to the ground with all four limbs, was attempting to protect the teen from other assailants at the time.
—
Ilana Arougheti
june 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Construction began as early as the 7th century BC to protect against nomadic assailants, with the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang adding a major portion from 220 to 206 BC.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
While Lala and Gibbs are enjoying their cute moment, and the team is celebrating its rebranding to NCIS, their colleague Randy (Caleb Foote) is kidnapped by unknown assailants.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
On Monday, two assailants, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, the site of both a mosque and school, killing three adults.
—
Ibrahim Al-Marashi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailants
attackers
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But most of the city’s residents refused to surrender to their attackers, instead choosing to take their own lives inside the city walls.
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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.
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“Assailants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailants. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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