as in assailants
one who violently sets upon another
bushwhackers have made that lonely stretch of road very dangerous
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Noun
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Banner is injured in a shootout, and several officers are killed before Lambert is able to intervene and take out the assailants with his rifle.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Javonte had the uncanny ability to run at a level lower than his assailants while, at the same time, maintaining his feet, keeping his balance and not letting his knees scrape the turf.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors describe the laws as an invaluable tool against would-be attackers, but civil liberties groups have long complained of overreach.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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In several cases, attackers gained access through third-party tools, including unmanaged AI assistants, that stored sensitive prompts on external servers.—
Mark Doble,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Bushwhackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushwhackers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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