assailants

plural of assailant
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 The assailants appeared to be wearing ski masks. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025 Three assailants were reportedly seen fleeing after the shooting. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025 Morales grabbed a patio chair to fend off his attackers before running away with his assailants in tow, prosecutors said. City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025 Her case has not been solved, though a tape unearthed in 2004 provided some possible assailants, and nothing involving Gein, who was cleared of any connection later in 1957. Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025 These events underscore ongoing challenges in securing these bases, particularly when personnel bring personal weapons, mental health issues arise, or external assailants breach security perimeters. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Two assailants, Devon Erickson, then 18, and accomplice Alec McKinney, then 16, carried out the attack. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025 Despite the weather getting cooler, some of the pesky garden assailants are ramping up their activity. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025 Banner is injured in a shootout, and several officers are killed before Lambert is able to intervene and take out the assailants with his rifle. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailants
attackers
Noun
  • Researchers had previously assumed attackers would need to corrupt a specific percentage of the data, which, for larger models would be millions of documents.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Each connected device is a potential entry point for attackers, so keeping the list limited reduces your network's exposure.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Assailants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailants. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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