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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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2
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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Noun
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Did the driver have accomplices? Police later identified the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025 -
The attackers, one of whom stole $300 from the victim after his accomplice slashed him, fled the scene and are being sought.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, Lyle Menendez reacted to the news to his supporters and family in a Facebook post.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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But Trump, until recently at least, also wasn’t known as a small-government conservative, and many of his supporters benefit from the programs that the House Republicans have slated for cuts.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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But frankly, none of the other allies, including the U.K., have the same access to satellite imagery as the United States does.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2025
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The most successful professionals aren’t fighting against AI but embracing it as a powerful ally to enhance productivity at work.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Abettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abettor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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