Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassers
Noun
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Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, ICE has new funding to expand detention space to keep these criminals off American streets before they are removed for good from our communities.—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2026 -
His office is more concerned about arresting police officers than prosecuting criminals.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Over the last several years, changes in the law and an evolving approach regarding youth offenders cleared the way for Williams to ask to have his sentence vacated on the grounds that it could be considered de facto life without parole.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now, the rules committee might propose removing that carryover suspension for first-time offenders, on the basis that an ejection is plenty harsh and doesn’t need to affect an unrelated game.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In similar manner, the true lawbreakers when innocent folks were brought to our shores between 1808 and 1865 were not the victims themselves.—
Walter E Block,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, municipal courts around the state are adjusting to a new normal after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state statute would allow for the same offenses.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But as legacy media recedes, a growing cohort of famous felons are leveraging new media to rehab their images.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some of his rivals have noted that former felons without such an illustrious name often struggle for employment, which is a fair point.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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InterNACHI’s moisture intrusion guidance emphasizes inspecting likely defect areas and moisture pathways, with grading and gutter/downspout configurations frequently identified as the culprits.—
Allison Palmer
Updated February 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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To get rid of a few weeds, use a weeding tool or hand-pull the culprits.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jose Vasquez was just two blocks from home when he was jumped by two crooks on 32nd Ave.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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But hopes that the punch was a wake-up call to the crooks.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Trespassers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassers. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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