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Recent Examples of policewoman
During that time, policemen and policewomen, Black and white, approached Officer Daniel, hugging him, shaking his hand, patting him on the back, congratulating him — demonstrating an enormous outpouring of support and admiration.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2026
Former policewoman Nerea, dismissed from the force, is drawn back when ritualistic murders emerge, confronting ghosts of her past and city’s underworld.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
In episode 2, Amanda is admonished by a policewoman for doing the splits in the station.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Gugu Mbatha-Raw radiates steely competence as a policewoman overseeing things from a multi-screen control room—any movie of this ilk worth its salt needs that kind of omniscient observer.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2026
Former policewoman Nerea, dismissed from the force, is drawn back when ritualistic murders emerge, confronting ghosts of her past and city’s underworld.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
In episode 2, Amanda is admonished by a policewoman for doing the splits in the station.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Gugu Mbatha-Raw radiates steely competence as a policewoman overseeing things from a multi-screen control room—any movie of this ilk worth its salt needs that kind of omniscient observer.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policewoman
Noun
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He was engaged in a battle of courtesy with some policemen over a brand of cigarettes called Long Life.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two Israeli strikes early Sunday in the Gaza Strip killed six Palestinians, including three policemen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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My friend Thai, whose parents were part of the Weather Underground leadership, remembers his father, Jeff Jones, coming home one day to find their family’s Hoboken apartment surrounded by cops—a fire inspector had spotted his tiny crop of marijuana plants on the fire escape.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The city is also on the hook to hire 4,000 cops after voters changed the city’s charter in 2024.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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He is expected to survive and was identified as 68-year-old William Brumley of Vallejo, officers said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Then, police say, Shipp got a hold of an officer’s pepper spray but wasn’t able to use it.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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O'Hara compared that chaos to the unrest after the 2020 killing of Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, which led to major protests and riots.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
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Deputies and Folsom police officers, using the armored vehicle as cover, pulled out the two shooting victims.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Dodge headed south on I-35, and the trooper pursued and tried to stop it.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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The trooper said that as the car passed, the driver pointed a handgun toward the patrol vehicle.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Hardin went on to work for the Precinct 4 constable's office and has since had his criminal case expunged.—
Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Mar. 2026
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Set during the Song Dynasty, the film stars Liu Fengchao as Xue Buyi, a disciplined but rigid constable who becomes the target of a conspiracy after being framed for a robbery.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Policewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policewoman. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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