pillagers

plural of pillager

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Noun
  • Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • It’s suspected this was a security measure, meant to confound robbers.
    Mark Price Updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • In 2014, raiders won 72% of votes cast to declassify Costco's board and still lost, because that was less than half of all shares.
    Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The age of sail, when pirates like Johnny Depp’s fictional Jack Sparrow roamed the seven seas, ended about 200 years ago.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Eight pages later, Leucippe has to fake her own beheading to escape from pirates.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
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“Pillagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillagers. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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