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
He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.
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Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
California rightly prides itself on standing up for victims of abuse and holding wrongdoers accountable.
—Jaime Huff, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
—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
Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
California rightly prides itself on standing up for victims of abuse and holding wrongdoers accountable.
—Jaime Huff, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
—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
Noun
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Cyber criminals linked to Iran have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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That convenience also gives criminals a perfect disguise.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Holmes qualified for the reduced term under a 2023 rule change allowing first-time offenders to do less time for some non-violent crimes, according to an order issued Thursday by the federal judge who sentenced her in 2022 for defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And many Democrats see it as an effort to curb more liberal prosecutors who have embraced restorative justice policies, including steering nonviolent offenders away from prison sentences or taking more lax approaches to drug offenses.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One of my grandsons believes that his denomination is the only one and the rest of us are all sinners.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Because lemme tell ya, there are new sinners inducted every day.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are no villains—or maybe life, or growing up, or getting older, is the villain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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But watching Ready or Not 2, which comes from returning directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, I was consumed with how quaint its characterization of its villains was.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Wrongdoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoers. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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