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Recent Examples of mugger
The heartless subway mugger who slashed and badly wounded a woman on an empty Manhattan train car will stay locked up following his arrest late last week.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The story documented the stabbing death of a 24-year-old father of two who was attacked by an armed mugger outside a casino in the city’s upscale Knightsbridge neighborhood.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025
Will Death Wish inspire an actual vigilante to murder muggers?
—Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025
But even when not directly tied to a mob, Tucci played tough guys and enforcers on both sides of the law, from muggers and thieves (Beethoven, Undercover Blues), to cops and district attorneys (The Feud, Kiss of Death) to straight-up killers (The Pelican Brief, Jury Duty).
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The story documented the stabbing death of a 24-year-old father of two who was attacked by an armed mugger outside a casino in the city’s upscale Knightsbridge neighborhood.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025
Will Death Wish inspire an actual vigilante to murder muggers?
—Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025
But even when not directly tied to a mob, Tucci played tough guys and enforcers on both sides of the law, from muggers and thieves (Beethoven, Undercover Blues), to cops and district attorneys (The Feud, Kiss of Death) to straight-up killers (The Pelican Brief, Jury Duty).
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugger
Noun
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Redford plays an aging bank robber and escape artist who can’t quite quit the criminal life, and even gets to ride a horse – a fitting bookend for a inimitable Hollywood career.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tragically, one shot rang out that cut the conversation—and Kirk's life—short, and as of this writing the assailant is still at large.—
Alex Rosado,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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He was shot in the neck by an unknown assailant, who has not yet been caught.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now that someone has DIED FBI has stepped up while my Brothers attacker is wearing an ankle monitor Homeless in Charlotte with ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES.—
Andrew Dys,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, 43% of all cyber attacks targeted small businesses, highlighting how attackers are actively exploiting the security gaps that come with limited budgets and smaller IT teams.—
Ro'ee Margalit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Had a kidnapper try to pull me inside his van at a bus stop in Arizona.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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During the rescue, one of the doctors is fatally shot by a kidnapper, who is later killed by the French team.—
Time,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An unidentified off-duty police officer and two family members were carjacked, and the carjacker suspect fled in the officer's personal vehicle.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
24 Aug. 2025
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Gill was waiting to pick up his wife from work when an armed carjacker opened fire in broad daylight.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The technology promises efficiency and fairness, but travelers are discovering that AI often acts more like a digital pickpocket than an impartial assistant.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Because Paris is a magical place, Belly’s pickpocket takes her backpack directly to a rave without even bothering to open it.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the short distance from Gaza to southern Israel, they were transformed in little time from conquered to conqueror, victim to perpetrator, detainee to abductor.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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She and the baby's father, her husband Jake Haro, were both interviewed by local TV station KTLA just hours later, and begged for the abductor to return their son.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Back at the Dunwoody Police Department, the cops are unable to identify that shoplifter.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some have called the city lax for failing to stop shoplifters, cart scofflaws and other signs of crime and deterioration around the full-service Midway grocer, but the St. Paul Police Department reported this week that officers made more than 500 visits to the 1440 University Ave.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
22 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugger. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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