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Recent Examples of policewoman
But once there, an overly law – abiding British policewoman drags him deep down into the mysterious disappearance of a foreign billionaire, and the most complicated case of murders in his entire career.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Boyd’s meeting with the policewoman, Acosta, bugged me as well.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
One of the first images that spread widely from that day was of a police vehicle coming under machine-gun fire, an attack that injured a policeman and policewoman.
—Yaakov Lappin, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Boyd’s meeting with the policewoman, Acosta, bugged me as well.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
One of the first images that spread widely from that day was of a police vehicle coming under machine-gun fire, an attack that injured a policeman and policewoman.
—Yaakov Lappin, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policewoman
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Police said the suspect sustained significant injuries in a shootout with officers who responded to the attack.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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McCauley was taken into custody and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her brother, a police officer at the time, would be the one to find their small bodies.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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But along with a deputy and state police officer, the sheriff was convicted of violating Byrd’s civil rights.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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His family was safely evacuated from the residence by state troopers, and no one was injured, the governor added.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Shapiro said his family and guests were awakened by state troopers banging on their doors at around 2 a.m. on Sunday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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“Policewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policewoman. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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