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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.
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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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Now the G-men head down there to collar Massachusetts cops — sheriffs and crooked state troopers.
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Exactly what will happen to DC’s most polarizing building after the G-men move out is still not clear, although President Trump has suggested the FBI will eventually return.
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Newsom said the state tracker is the first of its kind in the nation as California companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have exploded in growth and simultaneously warned that their products could render most white-collar jobs obsolete.
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The feels-like temperature tracker in South Florida on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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The team's 33-15 loss gave it a 2-11 record, which is the worst nark in the NFC.
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You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.
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Police said there were no signs of trauma or foul play and homicide detectives are investigating.
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On June 12, detectives secured an arrest warrant for Pollock on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, police said.
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This imaging test uses a tracer that attaches to PSMA proteins, allowing doctors to identify where prostate cancer cells may be located throughout the body.
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Manganese, a battery process tracer, can have neurological effects at chronic doses, the report stated.
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“Plainclothesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plainclothesman. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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