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Recent Examples of perpetrator
The cases feel grounded in real life and have texture beyond the basic facts, motive and perpetrator.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
In Bohn's case, after he was contacted on Facebook, the perpetrator persuaded him to move the conversation to Telegram.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The perpetrator may have better disguised their actions, or stalking behavior might just be less visible, like surveilling a person online.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
But the perpetrator of the crime clearly didn't count on Lo putting her investigative talents to work against them.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Inevitably, the accuser and perpetrator enter a bloodthirsty hunt where either side seeks after their own personal form of justice.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
By 2022, when a somewhat parallel atrocity took place in Buffalo, New York, involving a racially motivated mass shooting, the perpetrator’s livestream was quickly detected and shut down.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
In the cases where four or more people were killed, every perpetrator was a man in his 20s to 40s, with an average age of 32.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Officials discovered the bomb threat to Oktoberfest in a letter from the alleged perpetrator.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
In Bohn's case, after he was contacted on Facebook, the perpetrator persuaded him to move the conversation to Telegram.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The perpetrator may have better disguised their actions, or stalking behavior might just be less visible, like surveilling a person online.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
But the perpetrator of the crime clearly didn't count on Lo putting her investigative talents to work against them.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Inevitably, the accuser and perpetrator enter a bloodthirsty hunt where either side seeks after their own personal form of justice.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
By 2022, when a somewhat parallel atrocity took place in Buffalo, New York, involving a racially motivated mass shooting, the perpetrator’s livestream was quickly detected and shut down.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
In the cases where four or more people were killed, every perpetrator was a man in his 20s to 40s, with an average age of 32.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Officials discovered the bomb threat to Oktoberfest in a letter from the alleged perpetrator.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrator
Noun
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All colors change under different lights, but white is one of the biggest offenders due to its highly reflective quality.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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This approach will ensure that this tool is aimed at giving the worst offenders a financial incentive to operate by the same set of rules as the rest of us.—
Wes Burdine,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Proctor is one of the perps in Plymouth, and a victim in Norfolk.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the trend becomes increasingly widespread, criminals are turning to faster ways to procure cars for racing.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead, two wannabe criminals, with their faces obscured by pantyhose, simply walk into the local art museum and rip the paintings right off the walls.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wahlberg, 54, reprises his role as suburban dad and car salesman Dan Morgan, whose family now knows about his past life as an assassin.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bucky Irving, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Egbuka’s out of the game… this guy is an assassin, man.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In August, a gunman fired more than 500 rounds at buildings on the agency’s primary Atlanta campus, killing a police officer.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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Eleven Wisconsin lawmakers were named in a manifesto written by a gunman suspected of killing a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and shooting another lawmaker and his wife in June.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The four men are facing first-degree murder charges and Garmon is also facing a possession of a firearm by a felon charge.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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Exantus was originally sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2018, but was released last week due to good behavior under a 2012 Kentucky state law aimed at reducing recidivism by requiring periods of reentry for felons, according to authorities.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So there's always a chance that Tatum's red-eyed bandit could be making a lot more appearances in the future!—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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What a perfect opportunity for the island’s shoe bandit to strike again!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Sea of Excrement, with its bobbing malefactors, is especially memorable.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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On social media, Tan was pugilistic to the point of belligerence, casting his political enemies as corrupt malefactors responsible for the despoliation of his beloved city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Perpetrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrator. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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