desperadoes

variants or desperados
plural of desperado

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperadoes
Noun
  • Over $200 Off NFL Sunday Ticket NFL fans can make out like bandits with the DraftKings Sportsbook welcome offer.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern were cast as the bumbling but dogged bandits, Harry and Marv, and Catherine O’Hara brought humor and compassion to the part of Kevin’s mother.
    Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
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    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Noun
  • Putting Scooby-Doo and the gang up against real monsters creates some great storytelling opportunities.
    Robert Niles, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Fincher’s take on Flynn’s phenomenon is one of our best literary adaptations of the decade, and while there are no literal monsters in it, there’s nothing spookier than a cool girl.
    Emily Temple September 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Desperadoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperadoes. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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