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Recent Examples of plainclothesman
Less than a month later, plainclothesmen arrested Nassar at a local tire store, and Munford took him into custody.
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Jason Schmidt, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2018
Hustling bucks and ducking the Third Division boys, those earnest young plainclothesmen assigned to the vice squad who work out of the 17th Precinct on the East Side.
—Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
Jason Schmidt, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2018
Hustling bucks and ducking the Third Division boys, those earnest young plainclothesmen assigned to the vice squad who work out of the 17th Precinct on the East Side.
—Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plainclothesman
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The Colorado quarterback had once teased being picked by the New York Giants, wearing custom red, white and blue cleats during a game when the G-men were the top candidate for the first overall pick.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Cameron directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in this influential action pic about a family man who also happens to be a G-man.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.—
Brandi California,
SPIN,
1 July 2024
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The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.—
Declan Harty,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2021
Noun
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No arrests had been made as an investigation by Calumet Area detectives was underway.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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While Murray denied any wrongdoing, he was interviewed by LAPD detectives and his clinic in Texas was searched as part of the ongoing investigation, Murray's lawyer said in a statement.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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Ball also said the tracer fire – ammunition containing a pyrotechnic charge illuminating its trajectory – seen in the GHF’s footage is consistent with the use of machine guns.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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But this lower end of the galactic scale is still rather murky, in part because the stars that serve as observable tracers of small galaxies can form even smaller structures called star clusters.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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“Plainclothesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plainclothesman. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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