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
Officers Rodolfo Mirabal, Richard Santiesteban, and Leslie Lee are facing charges in connection with the December 5, 2019 incident, which began after two assailants hijacked a UPS truck during a Coral Gables jewelry heist.
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Joan Murray, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Bugti repeatedly accused India and Afghanistan of backing the assailants and said senior leaders of the BLA, which claimed responsibility for the latest attacks in Balochistan, were operating from Afghan territory.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The active theory was that the assailants were career burglars or career thugs or worse.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
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, 25 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
During the attack, the assailants beat the son's head against the pavement.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
At least one of the assailants also held a gun to the head of another person in the store.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Joan Murray, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Bugti repeatedly accused India and Afghanistan of backing the assailants and said senior leaders of the BLA, which claimed responsibility for the latest attacks in Balochistan, were operating from Afghan territory.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The active theory was that the assailants were career burglars or career thugs or worse.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
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, 25 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
During the attack, the assailants beat the son's head against the pavement.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
At least one of the assailants also held a gun to the head of another person in the store.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailants
attackers
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Fewer accounts mean fewer chances for attackers to get in.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Damascus had asked Beirut to hand them over to continue their prison terms in Syria, but Lebanese judicial officials said Beirut would not release any attackers and that each must be studied and resolved separately.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Assailants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailants. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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