muggers

plural of mugger

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The film follows bank robbers who are documenting their heists on social media.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The defense argued that the robbers threatened Steiner’s life at gunpoint and could have pursued him, according to the outlet.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The assailants appeared to be wearing ski masks.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Three assailants were reportedly seen fleeing after the shooting.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Christopher was badly beaten by the two men, later identified as Berry and Thomas, but was able to fend off the attackers, who subsequently fled the scene.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Reports suggest the attackers attempted to use this access to demand a ransom from Discord.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bobino Anti-theft Zipper Clip 2-pack This lightweight zipper clip can keep luggage, backpacks, purses, and other bags safe when traveling and protect your belongings from pickpockets.
    Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Afterwards, walk through the dazzling Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, pausing to admire the glass dome and beautiful mosaic floors (but beware of pickpockets).
    Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Shortly after the museum opened on Sunday morning, two bandits used a lift on a truck to break into its Galerie d'Apollon, which houses the French crown jewels and other treasures, through a second-floor window.
    NPR, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Over $200 Off NFL Sunday Ticket NFL fans can make out like bandits with the DraftKings Sportsbook welcome offer.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the Tatsuya Nagamine movie, Z is the name of an admiral who has sworn to destroy all the pirates of the New World, because of the pirates’ dream to have no leader, motivated only by their alliances that uphold the interests of every person and community.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For Larissa Knapp, a 27-year FBI veteran who was hired by an entertainment trade group last year to bolster ACE’s work hunting pirates, the timing could hardly have been better.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Muggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muggers. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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