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Recent Examples of perpetrator
Officials discovered the bomb threat to Oktoberfest in a letter from the alleged perpetrator.
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FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The perpetrator was never caught.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Fights are instances where all involved youth mutually intend to cause harm; assaults are characterized by a clear perpetrator and victim, according to the division.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The suspect fled on foot, and police detained a possible perpetrator shortly after.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Therefore, the fact that yesterday's perpetrator identified as transgender is exceedingly rare.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The perpetrator is obviously deranged, but posts like Min’s might rile up and radicalize the next deranged person.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of the killing, many Republicans and conservative commentators called for a sweeping crackdown on leftwing groups—assuming that the perpetrator would likely be someone from the opposite side of the political spectrum as Kirk.
—Richard Hall, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Whatever motivates these acts, the fault and the responsibility lie with the perpetrator.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The perpetrator was never caught.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Fights are instances where all involved youth mutually intend to cause harm; assaults are characterized by a clear perpetrator and victim, according to the division.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The suspect fled on foot, and police detained a possible perpetrator shortly after.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Therefore, the fact that yesterday's perpetrator identified as transgender is exceedingly rare.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The perpetrator is obviously deranged, but posts like Min’s might rile up and radicalize the next deranged person.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of the killing, many Republicans and conservative commentators called for a sweeping crackdown on leftwing groups—assuming that the perpetrator would likely be someone from the opposite side of the political spectrum as Kirk.
—Richard Hall, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Whatever motivates these acts, the fault and the responsibility lie with the perpetrator.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrator
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See video … Tune in to the FOX NEWS RUNDOWN PODCAST for a breakdown on Congress’ push for tougher laws to keep repeat violent offenders off America’s streets.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The opinion article, published in The Mercury News, argued that criminal-justice reforms had weakened consequences for serious offenders.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The show portrays Watkins introducing Gein to the story of Ilse Koch, a real-life Holocaust war criminal.—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday, a total of 300 federal agents stormed a South Side apartment building that Department of Homeland Security officials say harbored criminals.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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There, Pat, Willa, and an assassin follow one another across terrain that bucks and dips like a cartoon water hose.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Four people who were at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during Sunday morning services when a gunman, who police have identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of Burton, were killed.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The alleged gunman, an Iraq war veteran who had made disparaging comments about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the weeks before, drove his vehicle into the chapel, opened fire on congregants, and then set the building on fire.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stryker also faces a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 and Sonneman is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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He was also convicted of being a persistent felon.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What a perfect opportunity for the island’s shoe bandit to strike again!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
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The bandit takes the pair into Shaybani territory, where he is treated with suspicion, to the extent that he is considered a traitor and condemned to die.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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Some malefactors even hire out farms of humans to defeat them in bulk. CAPTCHAs also have unexpected benefits for those who run them.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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Its victims, malefactors, and investigators are largely without personality, their function being merely to leave or follow trails, and to wear out a reader with anticlimax after anticlimax.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Perpetrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrator. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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