rustlers

plural of rustler

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustlers
Noun
  • When whispers spread that their smugglers may, in fact, be traffickers, Arron’s optimism starts to unravel.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
  • What Happens Next The border crossings were scheduled to reopen at midday Saturday, according to Ruginiene, who said the country’s National Security Commission would meet next week to discuss how to tackle the smugglers.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In classical antiquity, the mountainous region was notorious for bandits; in modern times, blood feuds among clans were rife.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly after the museum opened on Sunday morning, two bandits used a lift on a truck to break into its Galerie d'Apollon, which houses the French crown jewels and other treasures, through a second-floor window.
    NPR, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the Tatsuya Nagamine movie, Z is the name of an admiral who has sworn to destroy all the pirates of the New World, because of the pirates’ dream to have no leader, motivated only by their alliances that uphold the interests of every person and community.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For Larissa Knapp, a 27-year FBI veteran who was hired by an entertainment trade group last year to bolster ACE’s work hunting pirates, the timing could hardly have been better.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Rustlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rustlers. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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