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Recent Examples of policewoman
Soon, local dance halls were forced to adhere to the policewoman’s new regulations, from changing their provocative business names to installing better lighting to barring men from approaching women without a formal introduction by an usher.
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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
Nonetheless, the position of policewoman was such a resounding public relations success that Los Angeles soon expanded its roster to three female police officers and three police matrons.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
In Andrea Gets a Divorce, hope turns into a whole set of emotions as a countryside policewoman yearning for a promotion faces a moral quandary after accidentally killing her soon-to-be-ex in a hit-and-run accident.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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
Nonetheless, the position of policewoman was such a resounding public relations success that Los Angeles soon expanded its roster to three female police officers and three police matrons.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
In Andrea Gets a Divorce, hope turns into a whole set of emotions as a countryside policewoman yearning for a promotion faces a moral quandary after accidentally killing her soon-to-be-ex in a hit-and-run accident.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policewoman
Noun
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But Europe cannot take the United States’ place as the world’s policeman.—
Oona A. Hathaway,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation, which appeared to catch many world leaders unawares, is the latest sign of a more volatile world as Trump seeks to withdraw the U.S. from its role as world policeman.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Should a birthright citizen not be held accountable for running a red light because local cops don’t have jurisdiction?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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The cops were surprisingly, ostentatiously polite when the time came—when they were done waiting.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Noun
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According to the motion, ICE officers were apparently looking for one of Orozco’s sons, who is decades younger but has the same name.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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According to a social media post from Pembroke Pines Police, officers are assisting with efforts regarding the plane crash in the area of Southwest 14th Street and 68th Boulevard, just west of North Perry Airport.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere, Tim Jamieson (Ben Barnes), a former Boston police officer turned drifter, happens upon a wanted ad to do low stakes security in a small town in Maine.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 July 2025
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An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent was accused of drunkenly fighting with Long Beach police officers earlier this week after he was asked to leave a bar, authorities said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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King called for assistance and a Kentucky state trooper responded.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
6 July 2025
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The trooper was taken to the hospital in an ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries, State Police said.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
5 July 2025
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That's perhaps because Hatch, the former Center Township constable, was removed from office in October 2024 after pleading guilty to felony official misconduct.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
20 June 2025
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The constable said Eichner was rushed to Causeway Hospital but died from her injuries a short time later.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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“Policewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policewoman. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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