as in henchman
one associated with another in wrongdoing
the thief and his accomplices were eventually caught and brought to justice
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Recent Examples of accomplice
According to court documents, a low-level accomplice would steal a surfer’s phone and wallet then immediately hand them off to that hacker.
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Stephen Samaniego, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said Daniels and Rudolph, along with their accomplice, planned the crime days in advance, meeting to rent cars and coordinate the robbery.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The show’s storyline centers on Bella, a house cat who orchestrates food heists from the Hangry Petz Hangout, alongside Charlie Bulldog, a tech-savvy accomplice.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
The ringleaders bribed postal carriers to steal the refund checks from the mail and gave accomplices phony identification to use at check-cashing places.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Samaniego, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said Daniels and Rudolph, along with their accomplice, planned the crime days in advance, meeting to rent cars and coordinate the robbery.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The show’s storyline centers on Bella, a house cat who orchestrates food heists from the Hangry Petz Hangout, alongside Charlie Bulldog, a tech-savvy accomplice.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
The ringleaders bribed postal carriers to steal the refund checks from the mail and gave accomplices phony identification to use at check-cashing places.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplice
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In Lynch’s festering neo-noir mystery from 1987, Hopper plays a chronic villain perpetually sipping from a tank of amyl nitrate and handing out hits as a way to manipulate his henchmen.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Back in Montana, every trip Jacob and company take to Bozeman and back is inevitably fraught with peril — if not instigated by dastardly rich guy Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) and/or his henchman Banner Creighton (Jerome Flynn), then by the pitiless nature of extreme weather.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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It should also be noted that this cohort of companies varies greatly in the percentage of their sales that come in the U.S., and therefore their percentage of revenue that could be impacted by Trump’s policies.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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This cohort makes for a super sweet gift (easter basket toppers, anyone?), or, as a does-it-all activity for a DIY spa night with the besties.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Trump announced a 90-day pause on countries that have not retaliated, temporarily lowering the high tariffs on nearly all trading partners to a baseline 10%, while raising the tax rate on imports from China, which had retaliated with tit-for-tat hikes on U.S. imports, to 125%.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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In ‘Bad Summer People’ TV Series Based On Book In Works At A+E Studios The partners have also unveiled a new board of managing partners, comprised of company vets Guido Gotz, Lindsay Maguire, Scott Newman, Jennifer Plante, Shawn Purdy, and Megan Senior.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Spanning over two levels, the ground floor sets the tone with a gallery-like space, where ready-to-wear and accessories are presented against industrial-chic interiors punctuated by fluted plexiglass paneling.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Three cleaning modes and five accessories (tangle-free turbine tool, pet groom tool, tool holder, stair tool, and combination tool) make this upright vacuum a jack of all trades.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Apr. 2025
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The judge's bond denial, which was upheld by an immigration appeals board, mentioned information from an informant who the government deemed to be credible.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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That claim was based on an informant’s statements in 2019.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The cougars were paired as companions for their similar personalities and age, officials said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Martin and a companion on April 27, 2023, entered the Washington, DC, museum and smeared washable red and black paint on the case protecting Edgar Degas’s 1881 Little Dancer Aged Fourteen in an effort to bring attention to the climate crisis.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Accomplice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplice. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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