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Recent Examples of mugger
On Friday, the two cops were protecting three teens from being robbed by a dozen muggers when the gang members were caught on video pelting the officers with numerous objects at about 7:30 p.m., Tisch said.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Three of the teen muggers were arrested on Saturday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
The bus would then dump its passengers at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, where a fresh scrum of Eighth Avenue muggers and drug addicts was lying in wait.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
In January, a 69-year-old man fought off migrants who tried to rob him on the subway, and in another attack a 71-year-old woman fended off four would-be teen muggers.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Occasionally, the mugger asked his victims questions to size them up, according to the NYPD.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Cops publicly released the image of the alleged mugger late Wednesday, asking anyone with information about his whereabouts to come forward.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Police have arrested the brazen mugger who attacked a Hell’s Kitchen food cart vendor, knocking out several of the victim’s teeth before robbing him of thousands of dollars, police said Friday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
In an instant, United had turned defence into attack — like the meme of the old man who is bent over in apparent pain when threatened by a knife-carrying mugger.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Three of the teen muggers were arrested on Saturday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
The bus would then dump its passengers at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, where a fresh scrum of Eighth Avenue muggers and drug addicts was lying in wait.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
In January, a 69-year-old man fought off migrants who tried to rob him on the subway, and in another attack a 71-year-old woman fended off four would-be teen muggers.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Occasionally, the mugger asked his victims questions to size them up, according to the NYPD.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Cops publicly released the image of the alleged mugger late Wednesday, asking anyone with information about his whereabouts to come forward.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Police have arrested the brazen mugger who attacked a Hell’s Kitchen food cart vendor, knocking out several of the victim’s teeth before robbing him of thousands of dollars, police said Friday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
In an instant, United had turned defence into attack — like the meme of the old man who is bent over in apparent pain when threatened by a knife-carrying mugger.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugger
Noun
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Officials have launched a major operation to investigate the shooting and locate the assailants responsible for the attack, per CBS News.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Cops were still looking for the assailant late Wednesday.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
Noun
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But centuries after travelers first started flocking to Venice, braving the crowds, lines and pickpockets still feels worth it.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Rome is known to be a relatively safe city (though tourists should be careful about pickpockets around popular sites) and easy to get around.—
Daliah Singer,
Denver Post,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The Hong Kong papers also talked for days about the shoplifter in a Dacron suit.—
Eileen Chang,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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That has become a practice with some independent boutique owners that have been targeted by shoplifters in the past few years.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
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Ensure Robust Model Management In healthcare, AI reliability demands robust model management—continuous monitoring, causal inference in production, multi-arm bandit testing and human-in-the-loop oversight.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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There were corridos about the exploits of bandits and outlaws, some of them Robin Hood-esque characters who outwitted oafish authorities and helped the poor.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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“Mugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugger. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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