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
Marquis claims this level of access effectively gave attackers a blueprint of its defenses.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
These determine whether technological acceleration remains a source of broad benefit or becomes a source of brittleness vulnerable to attackers, accidents, or concentrated power.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
There is a separate bill under consideration dealing with punishment for the attackers.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Against Crystal Palace and Manchester City, the networks show how much higher up the field United’s attackers were able to operate.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Hacking has long been a game of cat and mouse — attackers innovate, defenders adapt.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
These determine whether technological acceleration remains a source of broad benefit or becomes a source of brittleness vulnerable to attackers, accidents, or concentrated power.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
There is a separate bill under consideration dealing with punishment for the attackers.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Against Crystal Palace and Manchester City, the networks show how much higher up the field United’s attackers were able to operate.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Hacking has long been a game of cat and mouse — attackers innovate, defenders adapt.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attackers
assailants
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Kawan Hardy, 33, and Jamonn Blincoe, 31, allegedly shot back at assailants after hearing gunfire outside the Bottles & Liquor Market on Market Street in Oakland.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Officers canvassing in the area Sunday spotted Goodwell, who matched the description of one of the assailants, near 17th Street and Imperial Avenue and arrested him.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Attackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attackers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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