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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrator
Noun
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However, a small spatter of blood on the outside of the box could potentially be the perp’s.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Some were made from mug shots and perp-walk photos that highlighted how young, handsome and sane Mangione appeared.—
Joshua Hunt,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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This exemption obligates the IRS to assist law enforcement in the pursuit of criminals and will be used against any migrant who has overstayed for more than 90 days as part of the carveout.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Learning of such proactivity reminds me of how cutting-edge cybersecurity firms now use AI to go on the offensive against criminals.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In The Accountant 2, premiering April 25 in theaters, Affleck and Bernthal reunite as brothers Christian and Braxton, who come together to help track down a mysterious assassin.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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The beret-lover with the $20,000 necklace (Lauren McKnight) was the second assassin.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The gunman sped off down Brighton 12th St. on the electric scooter.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The gunman was killed on the scene after killing one audience member and critically injuring two others.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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These included addressing national security or terrorism threats, apprehending dangerous felons, preventing imminent risks of death or injury, or preserving evidence in a criminal investigation.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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But in opposing the bill, Democrats pointed to a number of initiatives that have received voter approval, including raising the minimum wage, ensuring free pre-kindergarten for children and restoring voting rights to felons who’ve completed their sentences.—
Dara Kam,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The caps proved popular with dockworkers, shipwrights and bandits, and, over time, the baker boy hat became synonymous with the newsboy cap (which was actually worn by boys working at newsstands).—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Security cameras at the church captured images of the bandit, who appears to be an older white woman.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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This keeps malefactors from abusing the service to snoop on private data other than their own.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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If not properly secured, OTA updates may be intercepted and altered by malefactors, risking the reliability of the entire system.—
Klaudia Zaika,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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Nanette is impressed by her clone’s confidence and capability, forged by the traumas of working under Captain Daly and the recent challenges of leading a band of outlaws.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alec Baldwin plays the the notorious outlaw Harland Rust in the first footage for Rust, the indie western with a 2021 on-set tragedy that claimed the life of director of photography Halyna Hutchins.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Perpetrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrator. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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