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Recent Examples of trespasser
Federal investigators and Denver police are continuing to piece together what led up to a deadly runway incident at Denver International Airport in which a trespasser was struck and killed by a departing Frontier Airlines plane.
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Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The system’s operator reviewed the alarm but assumed the motion detected had been nearby deer, and did not see the trespasser on the camera.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
An airport worker checked a surveillance camera and saw a herd of deer in the same area but did not initially see the trespasser, Washington said.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
In a statement Sunday, airport CEO Phil Washington characterized the person who was killed as a trespasser.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 May 2026
Disney Channel alum Dylan Sprouse reportedly held a trespasser at gunpoint outside his Los Angeles home early Friday and tackled the man before authorities arrived at the scene.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
One of them told Felder that the precinct had received a complaint about a trespasser at the synagogue.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The internet is obsessed with a giant dog trying to show his guarding skills against an unusual trespasser.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The system’s operator reviewed the alarm but assumed the motion detected had been nearby deer, and did not see the trespasser on the camera.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
An airport worker checked a surveillance camera and saw a herd of deer in the same area but did not initially see the trespasser, Washington said.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
In a statement Sunday, airport CEO Phil Washington characterized the person who was killed as a trespasser.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 May 2026
Disney Channel alum Dylan Sprouse reportedly held a trespasser at gunpoint outside his Los Angeles home early Friday and tackled the man before authorities arrived at the scene.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
One of them told Felder that the precinct had received a complaint about a trespasser at the synagogue.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The internet is obsessed with a giant dog trying to show his guarding skills against an unusual trespasser.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespasser
Noun
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California Highway Patrol officers are assigned to the Express Lanes and those toll roads and can certainly see expired tags and choose to pull over offenders.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Davis was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
Noun
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And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
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Greylord was a watershed in its use of eavesdropping devices and a mole to obtain evidence instead of relying on wrongdoers to become government informants.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Russian athletes are routinely asked to answer for the actions of their government, yet athletes from other countries are rarely subjected to the same scrutiny or treated as though they are personally aligned with war criminals or dictators.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Rafay Baloch, a cybersecurity expert and author of the book Web Hacking Arsenal, says that criminals specifically look for travelers who appear disoriented.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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More joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents than ninety-nine righteous people who’ve got nothing to repent.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Far too pure for the sinners who run this godless theocracy.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Those records, which largely do not name Hamilton, show that his church conducted an internal investigation about the abuse, reported it to law enforcement after identifying the abuser and that Hamilton personally played a role in a report about additional abuse by the perpetrator.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Worse, when violence occurs, the perpetrator is too often not brought to justice.—
James C Ramos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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While body armor is legal for most Americans to own, felons with a history of violence are barred from possessing it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Lowell Patrol Sergeant Vincent Fernandez was hit by a car driven by a fleeing felon in 2016.—
Louisa Moller,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The Common Law principles that shape sentencing are about accountability for the lawbreaker’s actions.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Helen is depicted variously in art and literature as both a transgressor and as a victim of abduction.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Trespasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespasser. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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