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Recent Examples of perpetrator
The alleged perpetrator, another 17-year-old female student, is facing juvenile charges.
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
That would let judges ban or require certain actions from the perpetrator.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The perpetrator was none other than the former president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Lauderhill police said that in self-defense, the mother then stabbed the perpetrator, but even that wasn't enough to subdue her.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
An unknown perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague promoting culture and history, Czech police said on Friday.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Benson was most recently seen starring alongside Alfie Allen in Mike Ott’s McVeigh, an indie drama based on the true story of Oklahoma City Bombing perpetrator Timothy McVeigh, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Police started to see a pattern between the attacks, including how the perpetrator was entering the apartments and how he was described by his victims.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a series of murders and missing persons cases are beginning to look like the work of a single Bible-loving perpetrator, somebody adept at removing digits and leaving clues that seem to point to a serial killer.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
That would let judges ban or require certain actions from the perpetrator.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The perpetrator was none other than the former president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Lauderhill police said that in self-defense, the mother then stabbed the perpetrator, but even that wasn't enough to subdue her.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
An unknown perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague promoting culture and history, Czech police said on Friday.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Benson was most recently seen starring alongside Alfie Allen in Mike Ott’s McVeigh, an indie drama based on the true story of Oklahoma City Bombing perpetrator Timothy McVeigh, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Police started to see a pattern between the attacks, including how the perpetrator was entering the apartments and how he was described by his victims.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a series of murders and missing persons cases are beginning to look like the work of a single Bible-loving perpetrator, somebody adept at removing digits and leaving clues that seem to point to a serial killer.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrator
Noun
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Anyone can see how many cases are filed, how much attorneys collect, and who the worst offenders are.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Punish the worst offenders by requiring them to apologize, publicly, for missing the mark.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are further surprises when Mason’s camera at last faces that perp, serving a life sentence in prison.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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But Seiler, the CEO of STS Digital, believes there’s a downside to the expansion of perps, which let traders magnify their gains or losses.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Göring, played by Russell Crowe, is the troubling centerpiece of James Vanderbilt’s ambitious film devoted to the trial of the major Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg in 1945–1946.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Also included is a 13% increase in funding for the Department of Justice to focus on violent criminals and a $481 million increase in funding to enhance aviation safety and support an air traffic controller hiring surge.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the latest episode that aired on Sunday, Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and his team were hot on the heels of Vaggan (Franka Potente), but the assassin was always one step ahead.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lillian Cross, a doctor’s wife, ended up standing near the would-be assassin.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And in 2021, another gunman opened fire inside a local grocery store, where Goldhaber once made a student film.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2026
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In September, Charlie Kirk, Turning Point’s founder, had been assassinated by a gunman at Utah Valley University.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Vargas was taken into custody without incident, the news release said, and has been charged with armed violence, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and other weapons- and cannabis-related offenses.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Larrel Martin Weathers, 39, was convicted Tuesday in Sacramento Superior Court of second-degree murder, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and being a felon in possession of a firearm in the June 21, 2021, shooting death of Marcellus Cory Baker-Lee.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Set against mountainous landscapes and rural lakes, the story follows a wandering swordsman who is falsely accused of stealing a shipment of gold and must unravel a web of intrigue involving bandits, palace guards and corrupt officials while attempting to clear his name.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Alongside attacks by bandits, Nigeria is also plagued by an insurgency fought by the Boko Haram extremist group and its splinter faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Other malefactors he’s let off the hook include Changpeng Zhao, the money-laundering former CEO of Binance, which has ties to the Trump family’s cryptocurrency business; disgraced former congressman and embezzler George Santos; and Illinois’ politically corrupt former governor, Rod Blagojevich.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Electronic medical records were once touted as secure, but whole hospital systems have been taken down and held for ransom by malefactors.—
Cory Franklin,
Twin Cities,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Perpetrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrator. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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