gunmen

plural of gunman

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Noun
  • In the movie, Furiosa is taken from her idyllic home by bandits and grows up shuttled between psychopath Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and warlord Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme).
    Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • There are dogs, bandits, romances, political revolutions, philosophical debates.
    Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • In addition to the hundreds of pounds of meth, investigators also found $3,200 of cash, a money counter, a digital scale and multiple guns.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • The 9th Circuit upheld that measure in principle but said California went too far by requiring the owner to post a prominent sign expressly authorizing guns.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • What begins as a chance to escape the routine of his everyday life quickly spirals into a dangerous gathering of powerful criminals, old enemies, and unresolved loyalties.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 June 2026
  • That creates the perfect opening for criminals.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately, Daemon’s hired assassins killed Aegon’s young son Jaehaerys instead so any real possibility for a family reconciliation was lost.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Forced to flee together, the pair embark on a high-stakes road trip across Europe while being hunted by law enforcement, elite assassins and dangerous criminals.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Their stories live on in Sardinian lore with an almost mythical quality, the brigands admired for their intractability.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
  • Then rumors started spreading about armed brigands that would come to town to steal what little harvest folks had left, so towns raised militias to fight back.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • We’re told that Krem, a human trafficker who leads a group of space pirates known as the Brigands, possesses the strength of 10,000 men.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • The 180-degree view shows everything from packages to porch pirates in sharp HD, and motion alerts pop up instantly on your phone.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Most are not desperados on the run.
    William Morris, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
  • These are desperadoes in the White House.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • Window treatments are one of the most common offenders.
    Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026
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“Gunmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunmen. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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