muggers

plural of mugger

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muggers
Noun
  • Ruffalo, who serves as the show’s star and executive producer, told Entertainment Weekly in September 2025 that the drama differs from other cops-and-robbers shows while still delivering plenty of plot twists.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But while the area has been evacuated, a gang of robbers led by James is drilling into the subterranean vault of a nearby bank.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Banner is injured in a shootout, and several officers are killed before Lambert is able to intervene and take out the assailants with his rifle.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Javonte had the uncanny ability to run at a level lower than his assailants while, at the same time, maintaining his feet, keeping his balance and not letting his knees scrape the turf.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors describe the laws as an invaluable tool against would-be attackers, but civil liberties groups have long complained of overreach.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In several cases, attackers gained access through third-party tools, including unmanaged AI assistants, that stored sensitive prompts on external servers.
    Mark Doble, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its front-facing design deters pickpockets, while the water-resistant fabric protects your phone from surprise downpours or sweaty adventure days—because no one wants their phone ruined halfway through a trip.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern were cast as the bumbling but dogged bandits, Harry and Marv, and Catherine O’Hara brought humor and compassion to the part of Kevin’s mother.
    Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That’s when Billy, a conman serving a debt of service to the pirates, burst through the crowd, yelling at the blaster men.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For decades, the characters in science-fiction movies and TV shows who traveled on spaceships tended to be scientists, explorers, diplomats, soldiers, and pirates.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Muggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muggers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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