muggers

plural of mugger

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muggers
Noun
  • Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • It’s suspected this was a security measure, meant to confound robbers.
    Mark Price Updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • There are also luggage straps, zipper clips, and anti-theft travel bags with thoughtful features that help deter pickpockets without sacrificing style.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Arteta has been known to enlist everything from pickpockets to a naked flame to help convey his ideas to his players.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Police officers quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged gunfire with the assailants, forcing them to retreat, Alabo said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • The assailants in each of the killings left the scenes before officers arrived, and police have not announced arrests in the homicides.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • In the movie, Furiosa is taken from her idyllic home by bandits and grows up shuttled between psychopath Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and warlord Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme).
    Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • There are dogs, bandits, romances, political revolutions, philosophical debates.
    Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • But most of the city’s residents refused to surrender to their attackers, instead choosing to take their own lives inside the city walls.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • In practice, this means understanding which tools may be used against you, how audience perception can be manipulated, what sequence of actions attackers typically follow, and which methods are deployed at different stages of a campaign.
    Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • We’re told that Krem, a human trafficker who leads a group of space pirates known as the Brigands, possesses the strength of 10,000 men.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • The 180-degree view shows everything from packages to porch pirates in sharp HD, and motion alerts pop up instantly on your phone.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026
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“Muggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muggers. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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