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
Lawmakers in many states have changed the rules in recent decades to protect winners from being targeted by criminals and unscrupulous people asking for money.
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Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Her Eco-Age consultancy, targeted by criminals and forced to close in 2024 after 17 years in business, had advised clients on industry developments, changes to government policies and practical guidance on how to avoid greenwashing.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Personal data removal services can help scrub your information from these databases, reducing the risk that criminals will resell or reuse your details.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The data included in this data breach included names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers and more, all of which can readily be used by criminals for costly identity theft.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
With its buzzy energy and sympathetic — if bumbling — criminals, Lumet withholds crucial information from the viewer until the final portion of the film.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Ogles has attacked O’Connell repeatedly this year, claiming city government has assisted violent criminals in evading arrest by federal immigration enforcement.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Amidst the chaos of an evacuation, a gang of criminals begins an audacious heist.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Together, the unlikely duo take down criminals around the country.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Her Eco-Age consultancy, targeted by criminals and forced to close in 2024 after 17 years in business, had advised clients on industry developments, changes to government policies and practical guidance on how to avoid greenwashing.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Personal data removal services can help scrub your information from these databases, reducing the risk that criminals will resell or reuse your details.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The data included in this data breach included names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers and more, all of which can readily be used by criminals for costly identity theft.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
With its buzzy energy and sympathetic — if bumbling — criminals, Lumet withholds crucial information from the viewer until the final portion of the film.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Ogles has attacked O’Connell repeatedly this year, claiming city government has assisted violent criminals in evading arrest by federal immigration enforcement.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Amidst the chaos of an evacuation, a gang of criminals begins an audacious heist.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Together, the unlikely duo take down criminals around the country.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminals
offenders
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Insist that the federal government deploy those resources to get the violent offenders who are killing, assaulting and robbing law-abiding citizens on the city’s South and West sides.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the end of every successful criminal prosecution, one question hangs over the heads of offenders, victims and attorneys.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Criminals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminals. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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