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as in cracker
a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information
the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall
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as in amateur
a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking
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Recent Examples of hacker
Hot on the heels of the Copy Fail access vulnerability that had remained hidden for 9 years comes news that a new zero-day, with no patch available and granting hackers root, has been confirmed.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
An expert said the hackers posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The hacker group has set a May 12 deadline for the company to respond before potentially releasing the data.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The hackers initially exploited Free-For-Teacher accounts on April 29, which Instructure previously disclosed.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
An expert said the hackers posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The hacker group has set a May 12 deadline for the company to respond before potentially releasing the data.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The hackers initially exploited Free-For-Teacher accounts on April 29, which Instructure previously disclosed.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacker
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Thanks to advanced performance technology, players are much better prepared for professional baseball coming out of the amateur ranks, and prospects have a much better chance of early success in the major leagues.—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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One analyst even declared the kidnapping the work of a lone amateur despite having described it as a sophisticated group of abductors just a couple weeks earlier.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Many are financed through crowdfunding, with subscribers garnering exclusive perks, and embrace subtitles and alternate audio (a series like the Japanese cyberpunk Milky Subway is dubbed in 10 different languages).—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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The troubled production resulted in a bizarre cyberpunk schlock-flick that felt far removed from what most fans understood Mario to be.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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The kid from Sin City looked like a winner from the first pull, gaining 777 receiving yards with three TDs as a rookie.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Many other people reject formal education (for other people, though usually not for their own kids) as unnecessary to attaining the highest ranks of wealth and power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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If the snippets above mean anything to you, congratulations—you’re officially a watch geek.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
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Design geeks will love the adjacent historic cottages and wide stretch of coastline giving the setting a ye olde California postcard quality.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Replit has broad reach across beginners, educators and enterprises alike.—
Rebecca Fannin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Tomatoes are a fairly easy fruit to plant and take care, especially for beginner gardeners.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
17 May 2026
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With the Phillies down three in the ninth, Schwarber let four consecutive sinkers from Soto go by rather than take a hack and try to make something happen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The Bottom Line On Jalapeño Sauvignon Blanc Jalapeño Sauvignon Blanc started as a viral wine hack, but its 2026 upgrade makes the trend more interesting.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Sheriff investigators described Pickles as a novice operator of the boat.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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Taylor Swift just wore the most romantic summer hairstyle that any novice can achieve.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
14 May 2026
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacker. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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