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also abetters
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as in accomplices
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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as in supporters
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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No one was ever charged with pulling the trigger, but three other men, Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 37, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, were charged with murder as accomplices for encouraging or assisting the shooter.
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In November 1998, after a five-month trial, Patrizia and her four accomplices were found guilty of premeditated murder.
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The House passed a bipartisan package of children’s online safety bills in a 267-117 vote Monday, advancing legislation that supporters say would better protect children online but critics warn could threaten privacy and free expression.
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Meanwhile, singing anthems at England national team matches is nothing new for English supporters.
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That preparation should involve close coordination with allies across the Gulf, Europe, the broader Middle East, and East Asia, whose economies remain deeply dependent on uninterrupted access to Middle Eastern energy resources.
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Lithuania, which borders the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, has been one of Ukraine's staunchest allies during Russian President Vladimir Putin's more than four-year conflict with Kyiv, providing extensive military equipment and financial support.
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“Abettors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abettors. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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