as in assailants
one who violently sets upon another
bushwhackers have made that lonely stretch of road very dangerous
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The assailants, some armed, also vandalized security cameras and a vacant guard shack and slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said.—
Sue Ambrose,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026 -
He was forced into a car by a group of assailants, leaving behind the friend who reported the incident to the police.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Apple has released multiple fixes for the underlying bugs attackers used to make Darksword.—
AJ Vicens,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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With the Sharks trying to cut into the Oilers’ two-goal lead late in the third period, coach Ryan Warsofsky pulled goalie Nedeljkovic and had six attackers on the ice.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Bushwhackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushwhackers. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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