counterattacker

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Noun
  • These lawsuits represent the cases of children around the country who are alleged to have been groomed by predators on Roblox.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Great white sharks were seen as apex predators, so many people struggled to see them as prey for orcas.
    Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Y’all accused me of being a f---ing rapist.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • No one wants a child rapist on the streets, but the issue is more complicated than one case, argues columnist Anita Chabria.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly at a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, before hiding inside the building.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The attacker did not have a criminal record, Sildak said.
    Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Earlier, media reports said all students were evacuated and police special operations units were deployed after the assailant refused to surrender.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Guthrie was taken from her house sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1 by a masked assailant.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Counterattacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattacker. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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