as in offenders
a person who has committed a crime
car thieves, pickpockets, burglars, and other criminals
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Recent Examples of criminals
On Tuesday, a total of 300 federal agents stormed a South Side apartment building that Department of Homeland Security officials say harbored criminals.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Columns speculated endlessly about the men in Mary’s life, her engagement to Daniel Payne and her connection to local criminals.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
To keep the Russian public pacified, the Kremlin ran its military campaign by recruiting volunteers, who were paid quite well, including criminals avoiding prison.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
In total, 300 officers stormed a South Side apartment building that Department of Homeland Security officials say harbored criminals.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Some lawmakers have also called on DOJ to take a more active role in prosecuting criminals who pretend to be ICE agents.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Spokesperson Jazzlyn Johnson also pushed back on Schmitt’s claim that her office doesn’t want to prosecute violent criminals.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Maigret must outwit some of Paris’s most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
The immediate impact on public opinion is hard to gauge, but, as the war went on, the picture came to stand for the belief that in supporting South Vietnam, the United States was supporting war criminals.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Columns speculated endlessly about the men in Mary’s life, her engagement to Daniel Payne and her connection to local criminals.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
To keep the Russian public pacified, the Kremlin ran its military campaign by recruiting volunteers, who were paid quite well, including criminals avoiding prison.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
In total, 300 officers stormed a South Side apartment building that Department of Homeland Security officials say harbored criminals.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Some lawmakers have also called on DOJ to take a more active role in prosecuting criminals who pretend to be ICE agents.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Spokesperson Jazzlyn Johnson also pushed back on Schmitt’s claim that her office doesn’t want to prosecute violent criminals.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Maigret must outwit some of Paris’s most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
The immediate impact on public opinion is hard to gauge, but, as the war went on, the picture came to stand for the belief that in supporting South Vietnam, the United States was supporting war criminals.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminals
offenders
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The sting took place along Interstate 40, where officials found most offenders with unverifiable licenses behind the wheels of 80,000-pound 18-wheelers.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The opinion article, published in The Mercury News, argued that criminal-justice reforms had weakened consequences for serious offenders.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Criminals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminals. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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