as in attackers
one who violently sets upon another
the darkness prevented me from getting a good look at my assailant
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Recent Examples of assailants
In a further interview that night, the victim named Fuller, Brown and Mumphrey as the assailants.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
This did not strike me as implausible, given what had happened with Broadwater and all I’d learned about the Police Department at the time, not to mention the sheer volume of assailants and assaults back then.
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Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
Months later, a man was pistol-whipped by two assailants while meeting up with a woman in a first-floor room, authorities said.
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Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Police officers quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged gunfire with the assailants, forcing them to retreat, Alabo said.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
The shooting carried out late Tuesday by assailants in an informal settlement of shacks in Johannesburg left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded, according to authorities.
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Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The footage shows armed assailants breaking through the front door before entering the house and threatening Guzman.
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CBS News,
12 June 2026
Johnson said Sunday that the video with the widest circulation on social media, which shows an officer pressing a teenager to the ground with all four limbs, was attempting to protect the teen from other assailants at the time.
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Ilana Arougheti
june 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Construction began as early as the 7th century BC to protect against nomadic assailants, with the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang adding a major portion from 220 to 206 BC.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
This did not strike me as implausible, given what had happened with Broadwater and all I’d learned about the Police Department at the time, not to mention the sheer volume of assailants and assaults back then.
—
Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
Months later, a man was pistol-whipped by two assailants while meeting up with a woman in a first-floor room, authorities said.
—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Police officers quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged gunfire with the assailants, forcing them to retreat, Alabo said.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
The shooting carried out late Tuesday by assailants in an informal settlement of shacks in Johannesburg left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded, according to authorities.
—
Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The footage shows armed assailants breaking through the front door before entering the house and threatening Guzman.
—
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Johnson said Sunday that the video with the widest circulation on social media, which shows an officer pressing a teenager to the ground with all four limbs, was attempting to protect the teen from other assailants at the time.
—
Ilana Arougheti
june 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Construction began as early as the 7th century BC to protect against nomadic assailants, with the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang adding a major portion from 220 to 206 BC.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailants
attackers
Noun
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The shooting may have been worse if not for the actions of a Muslim immigrant from Syria who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers.
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Three goals in the group stages confirmed Ismael Saibari as one of Africa’s most lethal attackers at the World Cup.
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“Assailants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailants. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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