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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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Lawyers for the Harris County traffic cop said missteps by an officer prior to an escalating event do not strip them of the right to self-defense thereafter.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The search operation has included officers knocking on doors and requesting residents to give DNA samples to see if there are any relations to the babies.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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On the night of Oct. 6, 2016, Kardashian was by herself in her room at the No Address Hotel in Paris when five men dressed as policemen broke in, tied up her feet and hands and gagged her before putting her in a bathtub.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Law enforcement agencies would have to create department files on any employee holding a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement license, which includes police, sheriff’s deputies, constables, corrections officers and others.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Center Township constable's office has made headlines in recent years because of scandals surrounding former constable Denise Hatch.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
15 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The lines — some of which were old copper wires — failed a third time on Sunday, but that time the backup system worked and the radar stayed online.—
Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration has already replaced copper wires with fiber lines at Newark Liberty Airport, and they are being tested.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Among them is 9-1-1: Nashville, the latest from the Ryan Murphy cop universe.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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When Alma’s inventor is murdered, Salia and Zem, two cops from different zones who are polar opposites, are forced to collaborate on the investigation.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
16 May 2025
Noun
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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
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There will soon be a new bobby on the beat in London: artificial intelligence.—
Will Knight,
Wired,
25 Jan. 2020
Noun
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The troopers returned fire, wounding the suspect and giving the female the distraction needed to jump from the vehicle, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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The following day, the trooper reviewed the video, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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French gendarmes have been busy policing crypto crimes, but these aren't the usual financial schemes, cons, and HODL!—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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The defense also raised concerns about witness tampering, after private communications appeared to show Vatican gendarmes and prosecutors working to pressure a key witness.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bluecoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluecoat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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