REPEATER Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

repeater

noun

Definition of repeater

as in offender

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Recent Examples of repeater While Detroit currently has enough financial wiggle room to not worry about exceeding the luxury tax, there is the NBA repeater tax levied to teams that go over the luxury tax in at least three out of four seasons. — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The machinations with Wiggins’ extension should work toward getting the Heat below the luxury tax in 2027-28, and therefore preventing the triggering of the punitive repeater luxury tax. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 The repeater is there to boost the signal. — John Burek, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026 In a sea of important tourbillons at Watches and Wonders this year, minute repeaters and striking watches made a musical statement of their own. — Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeater

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Noun

Schneider says royal ferns are known for doing this in the garden, while Jose Lopez, owner and founder of Williams Landscaping Chicago, says ostrich ferns and lady ferns are other common offenders.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
Since taking office, the Governor has funded law enforcement at record levels and strengthened bail and discovery laws to hold all violent offenders accountable.

— Kelsie Cairns , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

The trailers were recovered by police nearby, presumably after the criminals cut the locks to reveal they were each loaded with 20,000 pounds of sand.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Without changing state law, criminals can continue to be sentenced to death in California.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of criminal

Noun

Chrinos was charged with carrying a rifle outside a home or business, three counts of unlawful transportation of a firearm, three counts of unregistered firearms and three counts of unregistered ammunition, DHS said.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026
Katarzyna Cisło, a Krakow police spokesperson, told ABC News the suspect was wearing military-style camouflage clothing, though not an official military uniform, and was reportedly armed with an AR-15-style rifle.

— Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

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The teen, who has not been identified by police, has been charged with murder and possession of a machine gun conversion device, the Birmingham Police Department said on Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
And that was all the time the boy standing behind the machine gun needed.

— Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of machine gun

Noun

But for a few lucky survivors — a Hollywood agent, Amish woman, social media influencer, pregnant agoraphobic and her shotgun-wielding stoner mother — the apocalypse might just be a new beginning.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
During the search, officers allegedly found an AK-47 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun, over 350 rounds of ammunition and 40 bags of fentanyl, police said.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

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