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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdoer
Noun
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The filmmaker released a 15-second preview of the trailer, featuring footage of a battle between Superman and a mechanized villain named the Hammer of Boravia.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025 -
Frey was the Game of Thrones villain who orchestrated that show’s infamous Red Wedding, a premeditated and highly violent attack on a large group of people that took place during a wedding reception.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
Noun
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By the way, none of us is a criminal, as hacking is not a crime.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Manson was a petty criminal who had been in and out of jail since childhood.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Because Murphy is a felon and cannot own a firearm, Montgomery was tasked with purchasing bullets for the gun, says the affidavit.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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Past initiatives have led to legalized medical marijuana, restoring felons’ voting rights, clean water and imposing school class size limits.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 May 2025
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No decent person, let alone a political movement downstream of the biblical, Judeo-Christian tradition, as American conservatism necessarily is, should lift a finger to welcome such a wretched reprobate to our shores or shield him from justice.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Imagine Millennial filmmakers asserting a new neorealism to examine the intimate, fraternal, and familial relations of those infamous Martin, Brown, and Floyd reprobates.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 June 2024
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But understand this: Under President Trump, America’s borders are closed to lawbreakers.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
18 Feb. 2025
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The mayor of Boston wants everyone to know that her city is all about the fundamentally American value of protecting lawbreakers.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Misdoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdoer. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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