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Recent Examples of bluecoat
Jackson wasn’t an overnight success: Her ingenue years, after winning a scholarship to RADA, were spent in repertory theater, assorted waitressing and retail jobs, and even as a bluecoat (a kind of performing steward) at a Welsh holiday resort.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 June 2023
Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluecoat
Noun
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The suspect drove through several red lights while officers trailed behind in the Westchester, Inglewood and South LA neighborhoods.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Tulare County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) said in a statement shared on Facebook that Morales opened fire on them, striking an officer later identified as Deputy Randy Hoppert, 35.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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My dashing policeman needed to be in peak form.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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In one scene, the kids are bouncing in the back yard on a trampoline when Jeremy returns home with a policeman, under arrest.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hardin went on to work for the Precinct 4 constable's office and has since had his criminal case expunged.—
Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Mar. 2026
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Set during the Song Dynasty, the film stars Liu Fengchao as Xue Buyi, a disciplined but rigid constable who becomes the target of a conspiracy after being framed for a robbery.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To work at an industrial scale, the researchers have roped in Jiangxi Copper Company, a major copper producer in the country, which can deliver the composite in larger quantities.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Requiring any copper, nickel or non-ferrous mining proposals have to show an example of a mine of this type opened in the United States for 10 years and then closed for 10 years that did not pollute the environment around it.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Carpenter opened with a short film starring herself as a speeding motorist pulled over by a cop played by Sam Elliott.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez was caught a few days later in Pennsylvania and is expected to be returned to New York in the coming days, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Police were told to replace vehicle patrols with bobbies on foot, a speed limit of fifty mph was imposed, and the nation’s three TV channels were ordered to stop broadcasting at 10.30 PM.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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His mother and her sisters, wearing sunglasses and bobby soxer skirts and sweaters.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2024
Noun
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.—
Asia Simone Burns,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Police also handed out 100 traffic citations over the three-day span, with 49 issued by Tybee Island officers and 51 by state troopers.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, Leo has named a former Swiss Guard lieutenant, Anton Kappler, to serve as a second administrative aide in his office, alongside the former gendarme Piergiorgio Zanetti.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Bluecoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluecoat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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