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Recent Examples of misdemeanant
The Northern Neck Regional Jail, where Paul Manafort will spend at least the next three months while awaiting trial, has the outward appearance of being a small local jail holding street thugs and assorted misdemeanants.
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Tom Jackman, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2018
The Northern Neck Regional Jail, where Paul Manafort will spend at least the next three months while awaiting trial, has the outward appearance of being a small local jail holding street thugs and assorted misdemeanants.
—Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 16 June 2018
Tom Jackman, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2018
The Northern Neck Regional Jail, where Paul Manafort will spend at least the next three months while awaiting trial, has the outward appearance of being a small local jail holding street thugs and assorted misdemeanants.
—Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 16 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdemeanant
Noun
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Federal investigators and Denver police are continuing to piece together what led up to a deadly runway incident at Denver International Airport in which a trespasser was struck and killed by a departing Frontier Airlines plane.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The system’s operator reviewed the alarm but assumed the motion detected had been nearby deer, and did not see the trespasser on the camera.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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It is also intended to support rehabilitation, repairing harm to the community and those directly impacted by the offender’s action, and reinforcing community norms and values.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Many of the biggest offenders sit on breakfast tables and lunch plates every day, hiding in plain sight.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
Noun
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The lead about the contraband came via Eric Harper (Joe Delfin), the criminal who shivved Lena's old friend Yancey (Kieron River) a few episodes back.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Ben-Gvir, in addition to being an authoritarian racist, is a bona fide criminal.—
Avi Issacharoff,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
Noun
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And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
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Greylord was a watershed in its use of eavesdropping devices and a mole to obtain evidence instead of relying on wrongdoers to become government informants.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Far too pure for the sinners who run this godless theocracy.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Several verses emphasize that two or more people should work together to help, restore or confront a sinner, focusing on restoration through witnesses, gentle guidance and shared strength.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Helen is depicted variously in art and literature as both a transgressor and as a victim of abduction.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Similarly, Sage’s (Susan Heyward) reverse heel turn and Ashley’s (Colby Minifie) life-saving assistance in the West Wing are apparently good enough deeds to spare these savory villains a more commensurate sentence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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John Boyega's ex-Stormtrooper Finn and Han are brothers from another mother, Oscar Isaac's pilot Poe is as cool and refreshing as a tall glass of blue milk, and Adam Driver's Kylo does his best Vader impression as a maniacal villain with some serious emotional issues.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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The fact that this racist thug has been handed policing power by Netanyahu says more about the state of Israel’s democracy and political values—and in particular about the prime minister’s values—than many Israelis might like to admit.—
Avi Issacharoff,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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White thugs destroyed it in the 1921 Race Massacre.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misdemeanant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdemeanant. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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