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
The Arsenal head coach did not specify which muscle his marquee signing injured, but was not optimistic as the Sweden international was added to the list of attackers who are not available for Tuesday.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Two months later, more than 100 people were massacred by attackers in Yelwata, a largely Christian community in Benue state, also in the north-central, according to Amnesty International.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
One man attempted to block one of the attackers from stabbing a young girl, Foster recounted.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Lee advocates for worldwide standards on user verification and mediation systems where victims could identify attackers without expensive legal battles.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Every unpatched store remains an open door for attackers who want to steal information or install malicious code.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
After the reunion, Stephanie is also on good terms with them, and Guerdy doesn’t seem to want Adriana’s help going against her attackers.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Art De Roché, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Two months later, more than 100 people were massacred by attackers in Yelwata, a largely Christian community in Benue state, also in the north-central, according to Amnesty International.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
One man attempted to block one of the attackers from stabbing a young girl, Foster recounted.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Lee advocates for worldwide standards on user verification and mediation systems where victims could identify attackers without expensive legal battles.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Every unpatched store remains an open door for attackers who want to steal information or install malicious code.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
After the reunion, Stephanie is also on good terms with them, and Guerdy doesn’t seem to want Adriana’s help going against her attackers.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attackers
assailants
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The episode does end, though, with an attack on Bunny’s motorcade from unknown assailants, possibly working for the Colombians … or for Frank.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
26 Oct. 2025
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The assailants remain at large.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Attackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attackers. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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