as in assailants
one who violently sets upon another
was able to pick her attacker out of the police lineup
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Recent Examples of attackers
Prosecutors describe the laws as an invaluable tool against would-be attackers, but civil liberties groups have long complained of overreach.
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
In several cases, attackers gained access through third-party tools, including unmanaged AI assistants, that stored sensitive prompts on external servers.
—Mark Doble, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Experts on the psychology of school shooters say one of the biggest red flags for future attackers is an unhealthy obsession with past perpetrators.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of security forces searched for additional attackers or explosives that could have been planted around the area.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Police said the two attackers arrived at the scene by car and opened fire on the bus stop.
—Bradford Betz , Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Israeli security services said that the attackers in the 2023 Jerusalem shooting were linked to Hamas.
—Reuters, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Arsenal are missing some instinctive understanding between their attackers, who are still getting used to the intricacies of one another’s styles.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Butler documented the moment that the group of attackers, which appeared to include a woman holding a baby, ran out of the store.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
In several cases, attackers gained access through third-party tools, including unmanaged AI assistants, that stored sensitive prompts on external servers.
—Mark Doble, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Experts on the psychology of school shooters say one of the biggest red flags for future attackers is an unhealthy obsession with past perpetrators.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of security forces searched for additional attackers or explosives that could have been planted around the area.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Police said the two attackers arrived at the scene by car and opened fire on the bus stop.
—Bradford Betz , Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Israeli security services said that the attackers in the 2023 Jerusalem shooting were linked to Hamas.
—Reuters, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Arsenal are missing some instinctive understanding between their attackers, who are still getting used to the intricacies of one another’s styles.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Butler documented the moment that the group of attackers, which appeared to include a woman holding a baby, ran out of the store.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attackers
assailants
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Banner is injured in a shootout, and several officers are killed before Lambert is able to intervene and take out the assailants with his rifle.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Javonte had the uncanny ability to run at a level lower than his assailants while, at the same time, maintaining his feet, keeping his balance and not letting his knees scrape the turf.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Attackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attackers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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