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Recent Examples of perp
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
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Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
When one of their late-night robberies goes wrong, the FBI brings in Tom (Mark Ruffalo) — an agent coping with the aftermath of a family tragedy — to head up a task force charged with finding the perps.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Robinhood rolled out its own perp offering in the EU a month earlier and is probably looking for a way to bring it stateside.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But as elusive perp CW was never found, the internet continues to hound her, with conspiracy theorists’ assumption of guilt only getting refreshed when a couple podcasters lure Madison into an interview that dredges up all the old Amanda Knox-like accusations.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
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Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
When one of their late-night robberies goes wrong, the FBI brings in Tom (Mark Ruffalo) — an agent coping with the aftermath of a family tragedy — to head up a task force charged with finding the perps.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Robinhood rolled out its own perp offering in the EU a month earlier and is probably looking for a way to bring it stateside.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But as elusive perp CW was never found, the internet continues to hound her, with conspiracy theorists’ assumption of guilt only getting refreshed when a couple podcasters lure Madison into an interview that dredges up all the old Amanda Knox-like accusations.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perp
Noun
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The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In many cases, the perpetrator is also the employer who controls not only wages and work hours, but housing and transportation, creating an extreme power imbalance in which retaliation can mean losing a job, losing shelter, or being forced deeper into poverty.—
Mónica Ramírez,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Boardman imposed a sentence of 97 months, citing Roske’s mental health and concerns about incarceration conditions and his status as a first-time criminal offender.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Since 2013, the law has allowed juvenile offenders serving life without parole to petition to have their sentence recalled and to be resentenced.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The first thing to do is to reduce the damage to the United States, the inflow of guns and criminals and immigrants and drugs into the United States, the destabilizing of a key part of the Western Hemisphere.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Also, place freezes with ChexSystems and the National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange to stop criminals from opening bank accounts, phone lines, or utility services in his name.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Wisch was charged with felonies, including three counts of home invasion, two counts of armed robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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He was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon, police said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Though detectives conclude that assassin cult members Ash (Jon Pointing) and Dee Dee (Maeve Courtier-Lilley) were the ones who killed Aaron, Paige revealed that the real killer was Ingrid.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Maduro is being held in the same federal jail in Brooklyn as accused assassin Luigi Mangione.—
Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Against Maduro and his crooks, who turn our country into a humanitarian crisis.—
David Unsworth,
FOXNews.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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The man attempted to intercept the hulking crook, who punched the victim in the face, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There can be no doubt that in tax terms, America’s wealthiest families make out like bandits.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The robbery lasted less than seven minutes, as the bandits used a truck with an extendable ladder to cut through a window on a second-floor balcony, according to police.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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First Nationwide Bank in Wilmette was robbed by a gunman wearing a fake beard.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Police said a gunman arrived on a bicycle, opened fire with a semiautomatic handgun and fled, prompting an overnight manhunt.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perp. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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