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also abetter
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as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing
the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor
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as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop
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Because the robbers were wearing masks, the store clerks also couldn’t conclusively identify Knight or any other accomplices.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Case in point: Derek Lee, an Allegheny man sentenced to life without parole in 2016 for his role in a robbery in which his accomplice killed a homeowner.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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But the political chaos provoked by the Dec. 3 martial law declaration is expected to continue, as Yoon and his ruling party supporters remain defiant against the insurrection charges.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Councilman Luis Rodriguez, who campaigned on preserving parks and green spaces in 2021, was among the key supporters of the charter school expansion.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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In October, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan announced a new critical minerals marketplace with U.S. allies to pull capacity on mineral processing and refinement away from China.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2025
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But Trump and his allies have shown little sympathy for that argument.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Abettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abettor. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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