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Recent Examples of perp
Some were made from mug shots and perp-walk photos that highlighted how young, handsome and sane Mangione appeared.
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Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Now, when someone tries to unlock your phone, Bitdefender will silently send you a picture of the perp.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And since this is at least victim number three, the perp is now officially a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Marion and Will place bets and Will reveals an adorable photo of his chihuahua, Betty, before the perp in question can't take the pressure and offers to talk.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Now, when someone tries to unlock your phone, Bitdefender will silently send you a picture of the perp.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And since this is at least victim number three, the perp is now officially a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Marion and Will place bets and Will reveals an adorable photo of his chihuahua, Betty, before the perp in question can't take the pressure and offers to talk.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perp
Noun
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By the way, none of us is a criminal, as hacking is not a crime.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Manson was a petty criminal who had been in and out of jail since childhood.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The governor's office said Tate also was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and was sentenced in federal court for being a felon in possession of a firearm.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Brown faces an additional count as well for allegedly being a felon in possession of a gun.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Sandra Oh, the daughter of South Korean immigrant parents, follows British agent Eve Polastri charged with catching the elusive and ruthless assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer).—
Lesley O'Toole,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Reyes ultimately discovers that the plane is filled with assassins looking to kill the Ghost, and eventually him.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
Noun
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This generation of cyber crooks buys and mines leaked records from last year’s 1.35 billion breach notices — everything from our email and phone numbers to recent purchases — to pre-fill their scripts.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Skilled thieves target specific homes and literally knock on the door and otherwise check to find a time when nobody is home, then the crooks burglarize the home quickly looking for jewelry and cash.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Corridos have long been used to tell stories in Mexico, sometimes recounting the exploits of bandits and outlaws.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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After listening in on the meeting, Nanette offers to help identify the bandits using Kabir’s complaint log.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Israel’s campaign in Gaza The influential pan-Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera aired on a loop what appeared to be mobile phone footage of the alleged gunman, wearing a suit jacket and slacks, being pulled away after the shooting, his hands behind his back.—
Maya Sweedler,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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That was proven last July when multiple security oversights allowed a crazed gunman to take shots at President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Overcoming the first son, the group continues their journey only to face down one after another, each with his own gimmick: The pirate son with his sea-creature half-men minions, for instance; a band of hunters with their own, even deadlier werewolf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Smuggler’s Copter is obviously a very famous card in Magic history, but also just the flavor of Smuggler’s Copter being, in the original set, for a pair of sky pirates.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
16 May 2025
Noun
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This keeps malefactors from abusing the service to snoop on private data other than their own.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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If not properly secured, OTA updates may be intercepted and altered by malefactors, risking the reliability of the entire system.—
Klaudia Zaika,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perp. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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