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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
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Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The officer tells Wallen that the police were attempting to understand what happened after a chair fell from the bar’s rooftop and landed by the policeman’s patrol car.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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This show will be quite the departure for the Bosch-iverse, as Michael Connelly hasn’t written much about Bosch’s days as a rookie cop.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Federal agents then deployed tear gas into the street, and 13 Chicago cops were exposed to the tear gas.—
Landon Mion , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Staff at The Free Press are eager to start working with CBS News; reporter Olivia Reingold appeared on CBS News Friday morning to discuss her report that anonymous NYPD officers had been threatening to quit the force if Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Police issued a statement to the Observer saying four officers have been temporarily reassigned to uptown.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Former policewoman Nerea, dismissed from the force, is drawn back when ritualistic murders emerge, confronting ghosts of her past and city’s underworld.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham had an up-close discussion with a policewoman during the team's playoff win against the Atlanta Dream Thursday night in Atlanta.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Cinematic lawmen like Little Bill in Unforgiven and Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine—films that inspired Eddington—commanded their towns with a near iron will.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The now-former lawman was among the Kentucky sheriffs examined in a recent Courier Journal investigation on sheriffs who remained in office despite criminal charges or convictions.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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Wilson County Sheriff’s Office detectives also found seven shell casings.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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And while the chemistry in the show — which followed a former model (Shepherd) and a detective (Bruce) who manage a private detective agency — was undeniable, a feud was seemingly brewing behind the scenes.—
Abby Stern,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Kamal says the constables accused him of forging them and detained him.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
11 Oct. 2025
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Randles plays Elle Hardy, a senior constable assigned to reinvestigating the case.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Appearing frustrated, Pitzer grabbed the child’s finger and used it to smear icing onto their face, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a vehicle in western Hamilton County, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Fox 19 Cincinnati,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolman. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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