as in cops
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Recent Examples of policemen
My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.
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Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations.
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Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
However, he was also traumatized by a childhood in which his mother moved to Chicago for more opportunities, leaving White in Memphis, where he was once brutally beaten by white policemen.
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Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
However, her personable commanding officer Majid (Shafi al-Harthi) sees the value in her perspective when a high school student’s body turns up in the desert, and Nawal discerns clues from details which the policemen overlook, from the girl’s manicure to the embroidery on her abaya.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Eight policemen and at least four civilians died.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
To make matters even more challenging, Hansen was a local business owner whom all the policemen knew from shopping at his bakery, Rothschild told A&E True Crime in 2019.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
To be honest, this risk goes also to nurses, policemen, teachers, doctors, public servants.
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Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations.
—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
However, he was also traumatized by a childhood in which his mother moved to Chicago for more opportunities, leaving White in Memphis, where he was once brutally beaten by white policemen.
—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
However, her personable commanding officer Majid (Shafi al-Harthi) sees the value in her perspective when a high school student’s body turns up in the desert, and Nawal discerns clues from details which the policemen overlook, from the girl’s manicure to the embroidery on her abaya.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Eight policemen and at least four civilians died.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
To make matters even more challenging, Hansen was a local business owner whom all the policemen knew from shopping at his bakery, Rothschild told A&E True Crime in 2019.
—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
To be honest, this risk goes also to nurses, policemen, teachers, doctors, public servants.
—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policemen
Noun
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The victims were taken by medics to area hospitals, with four men, ages 73, 65, 58 and 49, listed as critical but stable and the others, whose ages range from 36 to 65, treated for minor injuries, cops said.
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Applying a three-part process, cops worked with Google to narrow down the list of suspects and eventually arrested Okello Chatrie, who had opted in to share his location with Google every few minutes.
Noun
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One of the stops captured in police body camera video shows local officers talking about targeting work vans for ICE — vehicles associated with construction, landscaping and other industries reliant on immigrant labor.
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California State Parks peace officers responded and searched the area with the help of a California Department of Fish and Wildlife warden and animal control officers.
Noun
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.
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“Policemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policemen. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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