as in policeman
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Recent Examples of patrolman
Caught in the middle of this controversy was Deputy Keith Farquhar, then a young patrolman.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
After drinking alcohol with his colleagues, the accused took a machine gun and went to the command dugout, knocked on the door, and started shooting at patrolmen, killing a junior sergeant.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
He was arrested in August 1975 after a highway patrolman pulled him over for speeding and found suspicious items in his car, including a ski mask and a crowbar.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
That policy is so old that Chapman remembers it from his rookie year in the NYPD as a young patrolman in East Harlem in 1968.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
After drinking alcohol with his colleagues, the accused took a machine gun and went to the command dugout, knocked on the door, and started shooting at patrolmen, killing a junior sergeant.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
He was arrested in August 1975 after a highway patrolman pulled him over for speeding and found suspicious items in his car, including a ski mask and a crowbar.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
That policy is so old that Chapman remembers it from his rookie year in the NYPD as a young patrolman in East Harlem in 1968.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolman
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Eya was just 9-years-old when both her parents were shot by hooded, uniformed policemen at around three in the morning in August 2016.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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One time, an actor was hired to dress up as a policeman and arrest one of the teens—leaving them in tears.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Kids threw popcorn, cheered, and gave a standing ovation, refusing to settle down even as the lights came on and the cops showed up.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The new season involves a prison break and follows a criminal group, the Phantom Gang, undertaking more daring heists while being pursued by the cops.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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On arriving, Pembroke Park Police, Hallandale Beach Police and Broward Sheriff’s officers found the six people who had been shot; only Phiinyx Solomon and McKenzie were alive at the time.—
Kathy Laskowski,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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The vehicles were stopped by officers, and the woman who was allegedly abducted was taken from the Toyota.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Soon, local dance halls were forced to adhere to the policewoman’s new regulations, from changing their provocative business names to installing better lighting to barring men from approaching women without a formal introduction by an usher.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The new policewoman’s main duties included supervising and enforcing laws relating to dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades, movie theaters and other places of public recreation.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
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Still, Gunnels had found his calling, lawman.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
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Baltimore County Police Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the shooting.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2025
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Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.—
Kat Stinson,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The mail carrier was whipped in multiple spots by the tool’s fast-spinning cord during the attack, according to Mark Herman, the constable for Harris County Precinct 4.—
Mark Price,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
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Last November, a jury rejected his claim that Nowland posed a threat and found the former senior constable guilty of breaching his duty of care by deploying his weapon against the elderly woman, who later died of her injuries.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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That person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to stable, according to the sheriff's office.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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An investigation remains active and ongoing, the sheriff's office said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolman. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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