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Recent Examples of assailant
But adults in Colorado must now act to ensure that no other child in this state is forced to fight an armed assailant for their lives and the lives of their friends and teachers.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
He’d been shot in the face by an unknown assailant on New Year’s Eve 1998 and somehow survived.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Morales grabbed a patio chair to fend off his attackers before running away with his assailants in tow, prosecutors said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
An assailant in a mask and dark hoodie allegedly approached a car and stabbed the two young men inside late overnight, Stoneham Police stated Sunday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
He’d been shot in the face by an unknown assailant on New Year’s Eve 1998 and somehow survived.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Morales grabbed a patio chair to fend off his attackers before running away with his assailants in tow, prosecutors said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
An assailant in a mask and dark hoodie allegedly approached a car and stabbed the two young men inside late overnight, Stoneham Police stated Sunday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailant
attacker
Noun
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Reducing your digital footprint limits the amount of information that phishing attackers can use to make fake emails look convincing.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Yamal is an impact attacker at just 18 years old, and Pedri is a top midfielder at 22.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Assailant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailant. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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