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 abduction reflects escalating instability in Mali, where military authorities have made arrests alleging that soldiers collaborated with the attackers.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Their title ambitions should mean minimal rotation, making both their attackers and defenders excellent options.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Instead of hacking systems directly, attackers target people.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
And when something slips, even briefly, attackers can exploit that gap to run their own code, siphon data, or bring systems down.
—Evan Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
The company once again worked to boot the attackers out of the account.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
This allowed the attackers to read past chats, follow ongoing conversations and even see address books and other data stored by the users.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
At one point, one of his attackers grab’s Pierre’s hoodie and throws him to the ground.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Their title ambitions should mean minimal rotation, making both their attackers and defenders excellent options.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Instead of hacking systems directly, attackers target people.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
And when something slips, even briefly, attackers can exploit that gap to run their own code, siphon data, or bring systems down.
—Evan Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
The company once again worked to boot the attackers out of the account.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
This allowed the attackers to read past chats, follow ongoing conversations and even see address books and other data stored by the users.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
At one point, one of his attackers grab’s Pierre’s hoodie and throws him to the ground.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attackers
assailants
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Usman Rumirgo, a local ward official, said the assailants set several houses ablaze before leaving the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The eight assailants got out of two cars, including a gray Nissan Altima.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Attackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attackers. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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