PLAINCLOTHESMAN Synonyms: 22 Similar Words

plainclothesman

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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. — 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

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Reach uses a crab trap to disarm a G-man brandishing an On the Waterfront–style hook.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Michael Biehn also plays a G-man who keeps tabs on Kammler’s work.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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That core body temp drop and melatonin bump are the actual mechanisms your tracker is picking up when readiness scores climb.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Credit Saint's Clean Slate plan includes creditor intervention letters and unlimited challenges, as well as a score tracker and online chat feature.

— Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracker

Noun

While searching the area, two other detectives spotted the Chevy parked at Southwest 64th Court and 88th Street.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Larry Baimbridge spent thirty-one years with the Houston Police Department, including stints as a homicide detective and as commander of the SWAT team.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of detective

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Companies processed heavy mineral sands from Australia, Brazil, and India, and hard rock from South Africa, to produce rare earths for tracer ammunition, steel alloys, cigarette-lighter flints, and, later, color-TV phosphors.

— Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
Unifi and 10 other North and Central American yarn producers launched YarnProof, an initiative using FibreTrace technology to embed an invisible, permanent tracer into polyester filament yarn during extrusion.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracer

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