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Recent Examples of attacker
Women’s water polo San Diego State senior attacker Claudia Valdez was named the Golden Coast player of the week for getting her sixth hat trick of the season.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Langford initially survived the stabbing and identified her attacker before dying of cardiac arrest on the way to emergency surgery.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The attackers later ambushed two ambulances transporting the wounded, killing three officers and burning their bodies before fleeing.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Unlike one of his predecessors, Andre Onana, Lammens is comfortable fielding crosses under his crossbar as attackers race towards him.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The attacker shot both the man and the dog, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Putin said the 22-year-old attacker was recruited online and unknowingly given the explosive, which was detonated remotely, according to investigative officials.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
If your device gets infected, attackers can see almost everything happening on your phone.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
In a last-ditch effort to pour even more offense on Milinkovich and the Mustangs defense, Warroad pulled goalie Payton Rolli — who made 19 saves — for an extra attacker.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Langford initially survived the stabbing and identified her attacker before dying of cardiac arrest on the way to emergency surgery.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The attackers later ambushed two ambulances transporting the wounded, killing three officers and burning their bodies before fleeing.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Unlike one of his predecessors, Andre Onana, Lammens is comfortable fielding crosses under his crossbar as attackers race towards him.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The attacker shot both the man and the dog, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Putin said the 22-year-old attacker was recruited online and unknowingly given the explosive, which was detonated remotely, according to investigative officials.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
If your device gets infected, attackers can see almost everything happening on your phone.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
In a last-ditch effort to pour even more offense on Milinkovich and the Mustangs defense, Warroad pulled goalie Payton Rolli — who made 19 saves — for an extra attacker.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attacker
assailant
Noun
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Perez and three others — one armed with a gun — went looking for Smokey’s assailants.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The assailants, some armed, also vandalized security cameras and a guard shack and slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said.—
Kevin Krause,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Attacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacker. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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