crucifiers

noun

plural of crucifier
as in assailants

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  1. assailants
  2. attackers
  3. detractors
Noun
  • In the federal cases involving Bartlett, English and Wolfer, the courts found both that Iran manufactured or supplied the weapons used in the attacks and that the assailants were trained or directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In a blind rage after watching his brother die, Duke catches up to one of their assailants and beats him to death — with a crowd watching.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
Definition of assailants
Noun
  • And what happens next should concern attackers and defenders alike.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Led by the defence, who went in hard and firm on Chelsea’s attackers, Tottenham upped the intensity against their London rivals.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of attackers
Noun
  • The topic of the Chiefs’ move has been polarizing on both sides of the state line, but perhaps there could be a silver lining built in for detractors.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Nevada’s detractors argued that vote-counting there could take days, creating a fiasco in which the winner isn’t immediately known.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of detractors
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