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Recent Examples of attacker
Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The only public image of the attacker — or attackers — appears as a speck in a short, grainy clip of the explosion.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The attacker got out of the van and punched the 74-year-old driver in the face, police said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
On Friday, unknown attackers exploited the vulnerability to push a new version of element-data, a command-line interface that helps users monitor performance and anomalies in machine-learning systems.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The White House emphasized its confidence in Secret Service leadership and praised the agents for intercepting the attacker and preventing further harm.
—Josh Margolin, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
One agent was shot by the attacker, but was protected by a bulletproof vest.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Police officers arrived at her Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles and learned that the attackers had left the woman inside after allegedly smashing her jaw and choking her.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
Does Anthropic's Mythos AI give attackers the advantage?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The only public image of the attacker — or attackers — appears as a speck in a short, grainy clip of the explosion.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The attacker got out of the van and punched the 74-year-old driver in the face, police said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
On Friday, unknown attackers exploited the vulnerability to push a new version of element-data, a command-line interface that helps users monitor performance and anomalies in machine-learning systems.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The White House emphasized its confidence in Secret Service leadership and praised the agents for intercepting the attacker and preventing further harm.
—Josh Margolin, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
One agent was shot by the attacker, but was protected by a bulletproof vest.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Police officers arrived at her Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles and learned that the attackers had left the woman inside after allegedly smashing her jaw and choking her.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
Does Anthropic's Mythos AI give attackers the advantage?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attacker
assailant
Noun
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My assailant, who was my long-time crush, left because the blood grossed him out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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The assailant had been taken down by the Secret Service and was in custody.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Attacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacker. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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