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Recent Examples of patrolman
But the young patrolman already has a visitor, his worried mother.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Even though his father was a former patrolman, court papers say, the business was often extorted by a local gang called Barrio 18, which eventually began a campaign of threats and violence against the family.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Yet Feeley kept his badge; he was simply demoted to patrolman after serving a mere 45-day suspension.
—Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Initially, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Even though his father was a former patrolman, court papers say, the business was often extorted by a local gang called Barrio 18, which eventually began a campaign of threats and violence against the family.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Yet Feeley kept his badge; he was simply demoted to patrolman after serving a mere 45-day suspension.
—Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Initially, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolman
Noun
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The swimmer has a big grin on his face but moments later, a second clip shows the man about to leave the site, before a uniformed policeman stopped his exit.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Claudette is able to halt the theft about halfway through, unaware that the mystery woman is hiding behind her with a gun, ready to take her out — until the cops enter the room.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dean, a high-ranking Black officer at the fire department with nearly four decades of experience, in June threatened to sue the city if he was not allowed to compete for the department’s top job.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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In episode 2, Amanda is admonished by a policewoman for doing the splits in the station.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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She was also found guilty of disorderly conduct for supposedly trying to seduce an undercover policewoman named Margaret Leonard, who’d been assigned to entrap her.—
Kellie B. Gormly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Told from the point of view of Ruffalo's lawman and the everyman (Tom Pelphry) who is surprisingly leading the robberies, the drama is seriously dark but also thoughtful and addictive.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kris Kristofferson and Treat Williams as lawmen whose desert discovery leads down a path to information about the Kennedy assassination.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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After being taken to the precinct to speak with detectives, Stevenson was booked into the Shasta County Jail on a murder charge, where he is being held without bail.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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But less than two weeks later, the detectives called him and said the money was on its way back.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Consider the experience of Tom Pohlman, then sheriff of Fisher County, who had a flare burning next to his home in the Texas Panhandle starting in October 2023.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cakra was being held Tuesday in the White County jail, according to the sheriff's office post, which said a bond had not been set.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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