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Recent Examples of attacker
His attacker fled the scene on foot.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The Canucks pulled goalie Nikita Tolopilo in favor of an extra attacker, but failed to score.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Footage obtained by Reuters showed an apparent attacker, in a dark top and carrying a backpack, moving among parked white police and security buses and firing, with an automatic rifle and a handgun.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The attackers then have access to everything on the victim’s phone, can intercept SMS one time password (OTP) codes, and use that info to log into their banking apps to empty their accounts.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
But Anthropic has also acknowledged that the same capabilities that can bolster cyber defenses can also be weaponized by attackers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said.
—Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The powerful blast managed to dampen much of the blaze as well as kill many of his attackers.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
With attackers on both shoulders, Dengler could only tap the ball back to Andema in net, forcing Andema to scramble and desperately boot the ball upfield.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The Canucks pulled goalie Nikita Tolopilo in favor of an extra attacker, but failed to score.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Footage obtained by Reuters showed an apparent attacker, in a dark top and carrying a backpack, moving among parked white police and security buses and firing, with an automatic rifle and a handgun.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The attackers then have access to everything on the victim’s phone, can intercept SMS one time password (OTP) codes, and use that info to log into their banking apps to empty their accounts.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
But Anthropic has also acknowledged that the same capabilities that can bolster cyber defenses can also be weaponized by attackers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said.
—Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The powerful blast managed to dampen much of the blaze as well as kill many of his attackers.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
With attackers on both shoulders, Dengler could only tap the ball back to Andema in net, forcing Andema to scramble and desperately boot the ball upfield.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attacker
assailant
Noun
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The army said the assailants were forced to abandon the abduction of 31 hostages after troops responded to a distress call.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The shooting has sparked a citywide manhunt for the assailant, with police sharing surveillance photos of the two males asking for the public’s help in identifying them.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Attacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacker. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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