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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillager
Noun
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Corporate raiders and activist investors often push long-standing companies into decisions that serve current shareholders and not the company's long-term vision.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025 -
Although best known for its 29 years as a federal penitentiary, the island of Alcatraz was also a military fort, used by the army during the Civil War to protect San Francisco from Confederate raiders.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s no evidence the great marauder himself descends from the Xiongnu elite, though, Brosseder says.—
ByAndrew Curry,
science.org,
24 Feb. 2025
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There’s no evidence the great marauder himself descends from the Xiongnu elite, though, Brosseder says.—
ByAndrew Curry,
science.org,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The scene in Richard Donner's 1985 adventure comedy The Goonies in which the ragtag group of child explorers finally uncover the mythic pirate ship is one of the film's most unforgettable.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Chan plays Sergeant Dragon Ma, a police officer battling both pirates and gangsters in Hong Kong, and corruption within his law enforcement ranks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Pillager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillager. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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