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Recent Examples of perp
And the victims in Plymouth County are the perps next door in Norfolk.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 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
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perp
Noun
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It’s mentioned later that the perpetrator was a rapist.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation analyzed home security footage from the morning Nancy Guthrie disappeared, releasing new identifying details of the potential perpetrator while also increasing the reward for information.—
Sarah Lapidus,
AZCentral.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to multiple people briefed on the discussions, the committee could propose to remove the carryover suspension part of the punishment for first-time offenders on second-half targeting penalties, leaving in place a 15-yard penalty and ejection.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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What emerged, Jackson told the court Thursday, was the portrait of a transient and calculating offender who operated across multiple states and evaded law enforcement for years.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, ICE has new funding to expand detention space to keep these criminals off American streets before they are removed for good from our communities.—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2026
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His office is more concerned about arresting police officers than prosecuting criminals.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As a state lawmaker, Kifowit won renown for her brave willingness to stand up against former House Speaker-now-felon Michael Madigan, going so far as to challenge him for speaker in 2020.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In 2018, he was sentenced to another 10 years for possession of a firearm as a felon.—
Jim Beaugez,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The kid is an assassin, just like Jordan.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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Phoenix Raei joined The Night Agent as Dale, an assassin who is Ellen's lover and partner in crime.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Santiago Ajsac Sirin never recovered after he was attacked by a group of crooks on Second Ave.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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A lot of the tellings of the story set him up as this heartless crook out to enrich himself, hurt other people, and exploit the ocean.—
Abigail Wise,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The story revolves around Davis, the sort of gentleman bandit who thoughtfully returns his victims’ cell phones before making his departure and who, in the grand tradition of cinematic thieves, is looking to get out of the business after that last big score.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fleeing into the desert with her father, she is hunted by a merciless army and forced to trust a legendary bandit (Mackie) with secrets of his own.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Centurion’s investigation pinpointed another local teen-ager, known by the nickname Monster, as the gunman.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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One by one, students took the witness stand Tuesday in Barrow County to describe what happened to them since a gunman opened fire inside Apalachee High School in September 2024.—
Jozsef Papp,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perp. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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