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
But most of the city’s residents refused to surrender to their attackers, instead choosing to take their own lives inside the city walls.
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Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
In practice, this means understanding which tools may be used against you, how audience perception can be manipulated, what sequence of actions attackers typically follow, and which methods are deployed at different stages of a campaign.
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Alona Karpinska,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The agency said the attackers had allegedly plotted to use drones to cause explosions in buildings surrounding the event, force an evacuation toward a sniper team, and then breach the White House perimeters.
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Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
His two-footed dribbling, acceleration, agility, and clinical goal-scoring ability make Dembélé one of the most exciting and disruptive attackers to watch during the tournament.
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Sergiño Dest and the rest of the back line cannot merely survive against elite attackers.
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Even if Uruguay did play the game of their lives, the quality of Brazil’s three main attackers, Jair, Ademir and Zizinho, would surely prove too much for them.
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Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
The company said this first layer would slow down attackers and give commanders more time to assess the situation.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Researchers have uncovered a massive breach of Fortinet firewalls that has given Russian-speaking attackers near-unrestricted access to some of the world’s largest and most powerful organizations, including Oracle, Chevron, Lenovo, Federal Express, a NATO defense contractor, and Fortinet itself.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
In practice, this means understanding which tools may be used against you, how audience perception can be manipulated, what sequence of actions attackers typically follow, and which methods are deployed at different stages of a campaign.
—
Alona Karpinska,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The agency said the attackers had allegedly plotted to use drones to cause explosions in buildings surrounding the event, force an evacuation toward a sniper team, and then breach the White House perimeters.
—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
His two-footed dribbling, acceleration, agility, and clinical goal-scoring ability make Dembélé one of the most exciting and disruptive attackers to watch during the tournament.
—
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Sergiño Dest and the rest of the back line cannot merely survive against elite attackers.
—
Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Even if Uruguay did play the game of their lives, the quality of Brazil’s three main attackers, Jair, Ademir and Zizinho, would surely prove too much for them.
—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
The company said this first layer would slow down attackers and give commanders more time to assess the situation.
—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Researchers have uncovered a massive breach of Fortinet firewalls that has given Russian-speaking attackers near-unrestricted access to some of the world’s largest and most powerful organizations, including Oracle, Chevron, Lenovo, Federal Express, a NATO defense contractor, and Fortinet itself.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attackers
assailants
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Police officers quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged gunfire with the assailants, forcing them to retreat, Alabo said.
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The assailants in each of the killings left the scenes before officers arrived, and police have not announced arrests in the homicides.
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“Attackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attackers. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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