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Recent Examples of malefactor In her introductory speech, Amanpour foreshadows what’s to come, warning that malefactors with enticing narratives can only manipulate us because of our eagerness to believe them. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024 This keeps malefactors from abusing the service to snoop on private data other than their own. PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025 If not properly secured, OTA updates may be intercepted and altered by malefactors, risking the reliability of the entire system. Klaudia Zaika, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 In her introductory speech, Amanpour foreshadows what’s to come, warning that malefactors with enticing narratives can only manipulate us because of our eagerness to believe them. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for malefactor
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Noun
  • Betty Ann Tomlinson, 50, was charged Thursday afternoon with arson, conspiracy to commit arson and assisting a criminal.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • The thriller follows a professional criminal who, after surviving an assassination attempt, embarks on a relentless quest to identify his would-be killer and protect his family.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • So, people may feel compelled to condemn the wrongdoer to restore a sense of justice.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Thanks to another recent court ruling, the FCC has also had a harder time fining wrongdoers, Quilici explained.
    Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Matthias Schoenaerts signed on as the film's villain, Krem of the Yellow Hills, in September 2024, per Deadline, and a few months later, Jason Momoa confirmed his casting as the violent intergalactic bounty hunter, Lobo.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 12 July 2025
  • But just to use an example, Force Awakens sets up Snoke as the big villain of the new trilogy, with a mysterious backstory.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The American project is a patchwork of dreamers and doers, saints and sinners, stitched together by the thread of promise that stretches across generations.
    F. Willis Johnson, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
  • Horses and men, dust and earth, saints and sinners.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025

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“Malefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malefactor. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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