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Recent Examples of policewoman
In episode 2, Amanda is admonished by a policewoman for doing the splits in the station.
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Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
She was also found guilty of disorderly conduct for supposedly trying to seduce an undercover policewoman named Margaret Leonard, who’d been assigned to entrap her.
—Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Brady’s and Benson’s questioning styles vary greatly — Brady is fairly blunt, and Benson is all huggy-soft-voice-let-me-get-you-tea — and the two policewomen have it out during a break in questioning.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Amedy Coulibaly, an accomplice who killed a policewoman and four hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris during the manhunt for the Kouachis, had been convicted five times for armed robbery.
—Diego Gambetta, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
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Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
She was also found guilty of disorderly conduct for supposedly trying to seduce an undercover policewoman named Margaret Leonard, who’d been assigned to entrap her.
—Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Brady’s and Benson’s questioning styles vary greatly — Brady is fairly blunt, and Benson is all huggy-soft-voice-let-me-get-you-tea — and the two policewomen have it out during a break in questioning.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Amedy Coulibaly, an accomplice who killed a policewoman and four hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris during the manhunt for the Kouachis, had been convicted five times for armed robbery.
—Diego Gambetta, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policewoman
Noun
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The policeman asked where the shell was.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Born Marilyn Seils in Chicago, Istel was the daughter of a Chicago policeman, Otto Seils.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Claudette is able to halt the theft about halfway through, unaware that the mystery woman is hiding behind her with a gun, ready to take her out — until the cops enter the room.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dean, a high-ranking Black officer at the fire department with nearly four decades of experience, in June threatened to sue the city if he was not allowed to compete for the department’s top job.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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New Jersey police officers, Detective Sgt.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Photos of Lisbon funicular crash Photos from the scene show first responders working at the crash site while police officers stand guard.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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But a federal judge ruled against the police agency, concluding there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial — including a neighbor's cell phone video that captured a trooper punching the man in the face and slamming him to the ground.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Policewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policewoman. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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