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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrators
Noun
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Changes in the law regarding youth offenders and subsequent court rulings led a San Diego Superior Court judge on Tuesday to find that Williams fit the criteria to be resentenced.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Tierney blasted the parole system's handling of repeat violent offenders.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The first thing to do is to reduce the damage to the United States, the inflow of guns and criminals and immigrants and drugs into the United States, the destabilizing of a key part of the Western Hemisphere.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Also, place freezes with ChexSystems and the National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange to stop criminals from opening bank accounts, phone lines, or utility services in his name.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As politicians in both parties warned that lawbreakers in the crowd would pay, Webster suppressed a pang of fear.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state courts would allow for the same offense in a ruling that could set precedent for hundreds of municipal courts around the state.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2025
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When a father seeking vengeance, an American operative experiencing a string of bad luck, and several independent assassins hailing from around the world all end up on the same bullet train bound for Kyoto, the results are violent — and the survivors minimal.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
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The situation gets more complex with the addition of a bunch of oddball assassins trying to murder the neighbor, plus other mysterious and shady types like his former associate Laverne (Weaver).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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The epicenter of proliferation of these signs is Houston, which had been fighting these little bandits for years.—
Dave Lieber,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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There can be no doubt that in tax terms, America’s wealthiest families make out like bandits.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Wisconsin Constitution bars convicted felons from holding public office.—
TODD RICHMOND,
Arkansas Online,
20 Dec. 2025
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The Wisconsin Constitution bars convicted felons from serving in public office, which includes judges.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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Inside, you’ll be transported to the golden age of piracy and meet actors portraying famous pirates of the past, Wallsmith said.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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The effect brings to mind a fortress of serenity crafted by the pirates and explorers who landed here centuries ago and vowed never to leave.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Against Maduro and his crooks, who turn our country into a humanitarian crisis.—
David Unsworth,
FOXNews.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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The crooks of The Killing have pretty much anticipated everything — but the sheer unpredictability of human nature still destroys them.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Perpetrators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrators. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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