Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgressors
Noun
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Changes in the law regarding youth offenders and subsequent court rulings led a San Diego Superior Court judge on Tuesday to find that Williams fit the criteria to be resentenced.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Tierney blasted the parole system's handling of repeat violent offenders.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In a news release announcing the signature petition, backers of the measure featured quotes from prominent Colorado and national Democrats supporting deporting violent criminals, though none have apparently endorsed this specific measure.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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This is the justification for the administration’s desire to deport criminals, persons who have truly harmed others by breaking laws.—
Scott Santarosa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The world of city courts was upended in late December, when the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously ruled that municipalities cannot impose harsher punishments on lawbreakers than state statute would allow for the same offense.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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As politicians in both parties warned that lawbreakers in the crowd would pay, Webster suppressed a pang of fear.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Wisconsin Constitution bars convicted felons from holding public office.—
TODD RICHMOND,
Arkansas Online,
20 Dec. 2025
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The Wisconsin Constitution bars convicted felons from serving in public office, which includes judges.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like most great villains, these are often characters who see their actions as justified.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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No other accessories or villains are included.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.—
Wire Services
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Like Scorsese’s work, Miller’s documentary is both big and small, local and global, and dense with sinners and saints alike.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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These surreal, blood-red dioramas depict the gruesome punishments awaiting sinners in the Chinese Buddhist afterlife.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Transgressors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgressors. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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