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as in cracker
a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information
the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall
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as in amateur
a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking
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Recent Examples of hacker
The signal sent by the tumor exploits this system, much like malicious code used by a hacker.
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Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Moltbook has already been plagued with security issues, as the site itself is insecure, potentially allowing hackers to access private data.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Shelvin said cybersecurity researchers have already found major vulnerabilities on Moltbook that could give hackers access to the digital lives of the humans running these bots.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
TechCrunch reports that the clothing and fitness app company is investigating a potential data breach after a hacker posted millions of customer records online.
—Maddy Varner, Wired News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Moltbook has already been plagued with security issues, as the site itself is insecure, potentially allowing hackers to access private data.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Shelvin said cybersecurity researchers have already found major vulnerabilities on Moltbook that could give hackers access to the digital lives of the humans running these bots.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
TechCrunch reports that the clothing and fitness app company is investigating a potential data breach after a hacker posted millions of customer records online.
—Maddy Varner, Wired News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacker
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Only amateurs, another agent told me, would try to cut corners by using AI photos.—
Franklin Schneider,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Aside from the New York Giants’ capitalizing on John Harbaugh’s sudden availability, the most memorable parts of this period will be owners behaving like amateurs in public and then defaulting to their callow and superficial hiring practices.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The author’s 1984 cyberpunk novel, Neuromancer, is set to hit the screen as a new TV series created for Apple TV starring Callum Turner and Briana Middleton.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The half-humanoid-half-canine creatures look like something out of a cyberpunk game — or a fever dream.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 Dec. 2025
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The goal is to engage kids in learning about history and civic engagement while putting them on a path to potentially work in the music industry, said the department’s Chief Academic Officer Irene Parisi.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Early life as a theater kid Van Der Beek, who was raised in Cheshire, Connecticut, started acting at 13 after suffering a concussion playing football that prevented him from playing for a year on doctor’s orders.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The stamp of the vaunted independent hip-hop label—which has built a reputation among its community of fanatical diehards and like-minded rap geeks for its lyric-forward, anti-commercial approach—can bring new eyes to a rapper overnight.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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For airline geeks and loyal fans of the Emirates brand, the livery was probably the highlight announcement coming from Dubai this week.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The trails break down to 16 percent beginner, 55 percent intermediate, and 29 percent advanced runs.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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While my group of beginners played on one half of the ice, across the ice was a league game at play among club members with less than five years of experience in the sport.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The hack works best if duvets are secured properly or layered separately to prevent shifting.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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Their Instagrams are usually a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes beauty hacks.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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Harper and Yasmin, who’s emerged as the series’ co-lead, started out among Pierpoint’s newest hires; by the end of Season 3, the firm had been effectively dissolved, its novice traders scattered to the winds.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The story of how 36-year-old novice producer Robert Evans became the head of production at Paramount in 1966 is the stuff of legend.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacker. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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