Thesaurus results for BANDITS

bandits

noun

plural of bandit

as in pirates

a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and who is often a member of a group of criminals They were two of the most famous bandits of the 19th century.

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Recent Examples of bandits Deportees from the United States are especially vulnerable to robbery and kidnapping because gangs and bandits assume that their families can pay larger ransoms. —

Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition. —

Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 Sardinian bandits sometimes fought back with their own sense of justice, settling matters through raids, kidnappings, and violence. —

IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 The movie is understood to follow a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town. —

Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026 On Derby Day in 1923, four masked bandits raided the hotel poker room, escaping into the crowds with what would now amount to a small fortune. —

Hillary Richard, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026 Vulnerable rural communities regularly come under fire from Islamic extremists and bandits who take advantage of Nigeria’s vast rural areas and security gaps. —

ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 An unusual theft at a Pennsylvania Wawa has police going bananas for a pair of potassium bandits. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 Set against mountainous landscapes and rural lakes, the story follows a wandering swordsman who is falsely accused of stealing a shipment of gold and must unravel a web of intrigue involving bandits, palace guards and corrupt officials while attempting to clear his name. —

Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026

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Using the latest version of Epic’s Unreal Engine, each Smugglers Run locale is heavily detailed, putting us in more of a dogfight as the Mandalorian chases down pirates and ex-Imperial officers.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Over the past quarter-century, the UKMTO has dealt with other shipping crises too, as when Somali pirates were most active during the late 2000s or Houthi rebels in Yemen intensified their attacks on vessels passing through the Red Sea in 2023.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 May 2026