as in assailants
one who violently sets upon another
was able to pick her attacker out of the police lineup
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Recent Examples of attackers
The gap between how fast attackers are moving and how fast defenders respond is widening.
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Aqsa Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The attackers started to go door to door, but the guard, Amin Abdullah, had already triggered a lockdown alert and the students were in another area of the building.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 20 May 2026
One of the attackers’ guns had hate speech written on it, law enforcement sources told The Times, and anti-Islamic writings were found in a vehicle.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Abdullah exchanged gunfire with the attackers and alerted everyone inside to go into lockdown, officials said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The attack is being investigated as a hate crime; according to police, the words hate speech had been scrawled on one of the weapons, and a suicide note left by one of the attackers contained discussions of racial pride.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
For example, the investigators recovered anti-Islamic writing in the car of the attackers.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Then, six minutes into the second half, Canvot received a pass from goalkeeper Dean Henderson and immediately came under pressure from two Larnaca attackers.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Can Cincinnati stop Messi and Miami’s other talented attackers?
—Michelle Kaufman
may 13, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Aqsa Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The attackers started to go door to door, but the guard, Amin Abdullah, had already triggered a lockdown alert and the students were in another area of the building.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 20 May 2026
One of the attackers’ guns had hate speech written on it, law enforcement sources told The Times, and anti-Islamic writings were found in a vehicle.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Abdullah exchanged gunfire with the attackers and alerted everyone inside to go into lockdown, officials said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The attack is being investigated as a hate crime; according to police, the words hate speech had been scrawled on one of the weapons, and a suicide note left by one of the attackers contained discussions of racial pride.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
For example, the investigators recovered anti-Islamic writing in the car of the attackers.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Then, six minutes into the second half, Canvot received a pass from goalkeeper Dean Henderson and immediately came under pressure from two Larnaca attackers.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Can Cincinnati stop Messi and Miami’s other talented attackers?
—Michelle Kaufman
may 13, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attackers
assailants
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Murdaugh family announces $100,000 reward for information Alex Murdaugh and his son Buster announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of assailants involved in the murders of Maggie and Paul.—
Marlene Lenthang,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Last month, three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Attackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attackers. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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