REPEATER Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

repeater

noun

Definition of repeater

as in offender

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as in carbine

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Recent Examples of repeater The Heat has never been a repeater tax team, managing to avoid it over the years. — Anthony Chiang june 23, Miami Herald, 23 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 So what’s the decision three months later regarding that repeater tax, now that flexibility has been achieved? — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeater

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Noun

If the offender comes closer than a kilometre, the app notifies police; probation authorities will then call the victim to establish their safety and can dispatch officers to the area.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Tallman is named the victim in the report, but an offender isn’t mentioned.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

Victims who clicked those ads were redirected to fake banking websites controlled by the criminals, according to the DOJ.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Trump, his family and his wealthy cronies are criminals spending taxpayers’ money and taking it with their underhanded deals with our enemies.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of criminal

Noun

Deepening security, humanitarian crisis In a sign of the continuing security concerns, Haitian police on Saturday arrested Orlando resident Claudin Sainvilus, 45, after allegedly finding an AR-15 rifle and tactical equipment in his luggage.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Cregger uses first-person-shooter point-of-view shots, with the long barrel of a rifle or automatic weapon lining up our sights; one running gag sees Bryan, completely hopeless with guns, having to shoot the locks off of gates.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of rifle

Noun

When the popular young man is found dead after a show, the culprit becomes even harder to find within this regime built on silence and fear.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
The culprits are Aedes aegypti, primarily daytime biters that thrive in urban and suburban areas and breed in flowerpots, buckets and other smaller containers, said Steve Harrison, manager of Orange County Mosquito Control.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of culprit

Noun

Miller was arrested Tuesday after a traffic stop where authorities found him allegedly in possession of two handguns equipped with a machine gun conversion device, according to a federal complaint.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
The Nazis appear to be constructing bunkers and fortifying machine gun nests here at the border.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of machine gun

Noun

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a British soldier trying to keep the bomb from going boom, while Theo James and Sam Worthington are part of a gang of crooks with some trust issues.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
More than most pictures about crooks and the men who chase them, Melville’s movie gets into the heads of its characters and the heart of their wicked deeds with surgical precision.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of crook

Noun

The Trojans ran the ball from shotgun with a tight end (or two) assisting while completing passes off play-action — with RPOs and quick passes to negate Mizzou’s rush.

— PJ Green September 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
Herbert dropped back into shotgun and sent Tre’ Harris in motion from right to left.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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