as in criminal
a person who has committed a crime
juvenile offenders have their criminal records sealed when they turn 18
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Recent Examples of offender
All colors change under different lights, but white is one of the biggest offenders due to its highly reflective quality.
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Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
This approach will ensure that this tool is aimed at giving the worst offenders a financial incentive to operate by the same set of rules as the rest of us.
—Wes Burdine, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Lathrop said the problem is exacerbated by the criminal justice system, where the felony minimum for larceny is $1,200 — after it was raised from $250 through state legislation in 2018 — and the courts often let the offenders go.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
In the trailer, it is shown that if you are caught indulging in a brief moment of pleasure, you are packed away into a human-sized cardboard box and quickly discarded into a heap of other passionate offenders.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
In less than a week, Saint-Surin has gained more than 660,000 followers on TikTok, many of whom thanked her in the comments for confronting the offender.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Advocates also emphasize that Krenwinkel qualifies under youth offender parole, elderly parole and domestic violence survivor parole provisions — laws designed to recognize offenders who were young, vulnerable or under coercive control at the time of their crimes.
—Stepheny Price , Melissa Chrise, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
But as mentioned, Democrats are hardly the lone offenders.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
If this is what’s happening, Durvasula advises talent leaders to figure out ways to keep offenders away from as many people as possible.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
This approach will ensure that this tool is aimed at giving the worst offenders a financial incentive to operate by the same set of rules as the rest of us.
—Wes Burdine, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Lathrop said the problem is exacerbated by the criminal justice system, where the felony minimum for larceny is $1,200 — after it was raised from $250 through state legislation in 2018 — and the courts often let the offenders go.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
In the trailer, it is shown that if you are caught indulging in a brief moment of pleasure, you are packed away into a human-sized cardboard box and quickly discarded into a heap of other passionate offenders.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
In less than a week, Saint-Surin has gained more than 660,000 followers on TikTok, many of whom thanked her in the comments for confronting the offender.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Advocates also emphasize that Krenwinkel qualifies under youth offender parole, elderly parole and domestic violence survivor parole provisions — laws designed to recognize offenders who were young, vulnerable or under coercive control at the time of their crimes.
—Stepheny Price , Melissa Chrise, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
But as mentioned, Democrats are hardly the lone offenders.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
If this is what’s happening, Durvasula advises talent leaders to figure out ways to keep offenders away from as many people as possible.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offender
Noun
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As the trend becomes increasingly widespread, criminals are turning to faster ways to procure cars for racing.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead, two wannabe criminals, with their faces obscured by pantyhose, simply walk into the local art museum and rip the paintings right off the walls.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to a recent paper published in Nature, the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The culprits behind Ohtani’s playoff slide are obvious.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Offender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offender. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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