recidivists

plural of recidivist

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of recidivists Gerald Ford, who was President during the peak of the arson wave, publicly mentioned the Bronx just once, to go by the American Presidency Project, and that was to commend Merola’s office for locking up recidivists. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recidivists
Noun
  • The sting took place along Interstate 40, where officials found most offenders with unverifiable licenses behind the wheels of 80,000-pound 18-wheelers.
    Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The opinion article, published in The Mercury News, argued that criminal-justice reforms had weakened consequences for serious offenders.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On Tuesday, a total of 300 federal agents stormed a South Side apartment building that Department of Homeland Security officials say harbored criminals.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Columns speculated endlessly about the men in Mary’s life, her engagement to Daniel Payne and her connection to local criminals.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Recidivists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recidivists. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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