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Recent Examples of attacker
Spurs will look again for a starting wide attacker, where Diomande and Savinho could remain on their list of potential signings.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Fewer accounts mean fewer chances for attackers to get in.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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, 31 Jan. 2026
Germaine Parham, 33, was identified as the girl’s attacker by the NYPD, which released MTA surveillance images and a mugshot of the suspect, and is asking for the public’s help tracking him down.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
The military and Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the attackers had the backing of India.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Twenty attackers were killed and four military personnel injured, according to Niger’s defense ministry, before normal services resumed at the airport in the morning.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In a worst-case scenario, such vulnerabilities could have allowed attackers to intercept sensitive data or even seize control of spacecraft, including those involved in flagship Mars missions.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Their attacker fled south from the scene.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Elias Burke, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Fewer accounts mean fewer chances for attackers to get in.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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, 31 Jan. 2026
Germaine Parham, 33, was identified as the girl’s attacker by the NYPD, which released MTA surveillance images and a mugshot of the suspect, and is asking for the public’s help tracking him down.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
The military and Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the attackers had the backing of India.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Twenty attackers were killed and four military personnel injured, according to Niger’s defense ministry, before normal services resumed at the airport in the morning.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In a worst-case scenario, such vulnerabilities could have allowed attackers to intercept sensitive data or even seize control of spacecraft, including those involved in flagship Mars missions.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Their attacker fled south from the scene.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attacker
assailant
Noun
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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
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But Knife is careful to avoid giving the assailant too much space in the narrative, as if compartmentalizing his role was somehow a necessary part of the writer’s rehabilitation.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Attacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacker. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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