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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
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Preliminary investigation indicated that an unknown offender pulled out a gun and shot into a crowd of people who were standing outside, hitting three of them.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Surprisingly, the worst offenders are often the most traveled.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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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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The scheme is designed to identify suspected criminals, combat identity fraud, and to police the EU's limit on 90-day stays within a 180-day period, according to the European Commission.—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rex Heuermann, the man known as the Gilgo Beach killer, admitted to killing eight women over a span of decades, and the FBI is now looking into what motivated the 62-year-old to carry out his crimes to help capture other criminals in the future.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Their efforts lead them in the season’s last two episodes to Paris, where Frank was planning to celebrate his 80th birthday with his children — only for him to be gunned down in a hotel lobby by an assassin who had been sent to kill Teddy for a deal gone wrong.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Neither of these two is necessarily a lip-sync assassin.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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An unusual theft at a Pennsylvania Wawa has police going bananas for a pair of potassium bandits.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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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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But in his wake, an even more malicious malefactor arose, taking advantage of a gaping spiritual void to double down on Jeff's sadistic coercion.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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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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“Perpetrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrator. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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