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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muggers
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Only one piece, Empress Eugenie’s crown, has been recovered after it was dropped during the robbers’ escape.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026 -
The group of four robbers was able to bypass security systems and used power tools to break into the Louvre to steal invaluable jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News after the robbery.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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The three assailants ran further into the Amtrak station and have not been caught.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The assailants ambushed a police vehicle and killed one officer in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Executive visibility now cuts both ways Each social media post, keynote address, podcast appearance, and earnings call involving your CEO provides potential training data for attackers.—
James Richardson,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Villa got into a groove, emboldened by attackers in rhythm and few fitness concerns.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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And when the 25,000 Social Security checks worth $8 million are delivered each month, police say 80 pickpockets arrive to prey on the elderly.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The waterproof nylon exterior includes slash-resistant lining and straps, locking clasps to secure valuables, and RFID-blocking technology to help ward off pickpockets.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Police arrested one of four snowball bandits caught on camera clobbering the cops with snow.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Traditional western dramas were more likely to depict vaqueros as bandits than hard-working ranch hands whose contributions were fundamental to the American West.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The park also pointed out a Junior Ranger booklet's mention of female pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries dressing like men to hide among ship crews.—
Karin Brulliard,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Legend has it that pirates let pigs colonize the island to create their own personal food source, but now their Instagrammability draws a steady stream of day-trippers from Nassau.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Muggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muggers. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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