as in criminals
a person who commits moral wrongs
anticorruption crusaders are going after wrongdoers at every level of the nation's government
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Recent Examples of wrongdoers
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
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wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The vote came after a week of frustrations among some Republican lawmakers, who had fumed about previous attempts to censure Mills failing and accused their colleagues of cutting deals with Democrats to protect wrongdoers.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
After seeing this, the wrongdoers usually rush to settle.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In Capitol Reef’s considerable backcountry–as in all underfunded national parks and monuments— staffing does not allow for constant patrolling to apprehend and ticket wrongdoers.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Wire Services
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The vote came after a week of frustrations among some Republican lawmakers, who had fumed about previous attempts to censure Mills failing and accused their colleagues of cutting deals with Democrats to protect wrongdoers.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
After seeing this, the wrongdoers usually rush to settle.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In Capitol Reef’s considerable backcountry–as in all underfunded national parks and monuments— staffing does not allow for constant patrolling to apprehend and ticket wrongdoers.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoers
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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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Castillo said the solution requires leadership, coordination and a return to focused enforcement that prioritizes violent criminal offenders over broad street operations that escalate confrontation.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In fact, reconciliation was often ill-advised, especially if offenders had not expressed remorse or commitment to any type of meaningful change.—
Richard Balkin,
The Conversation,
26 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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Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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As the country moves toward the 2026 midterms, the temptation will be to treat our current racial, political, and economic crisis as a sharp break from the past; to search for singular villains; and to imagine that a return to normalcy is just one election away.—
Heather Ann Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Wrongdoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoers. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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