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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attacker
assailant
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One of the attackers then proceeded to slit Forde’s throat using a 12-inch dagger as two other assailants stabbed him in the stomach in front of onlookers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025 -
Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim are relieved the assailants are white.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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“Attacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacker. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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