aggressors

noun

plural of aggressor
as in invaders
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors

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Recent Examples of aggressors But the show still makes its point that the world of this play has narcissistic aggressors and flailing victims, and those who fall into both of those categories. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 This helps nourish and protect hair from external aggressors like UV damage and pollution, which can cause weakness and buildup. — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 July 2026 The formula includes peptides and ceramides to protect against external aggressors and restore the skin barrier. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026 The skin isn’t just a passive barrier that accepts humectants, peptides, and other ingredients and keeps out external aggressors like pollutants and bacteria. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 6 July 2026 Anthony's attorney, Mike Howard, painted Austin and his twin brother as the aggressors, according to NBC DFW. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 June 2026 Collagen-boosting peptides work over time to plump and smooth the appearance of wrinkles, hyaluronic acid hydrates and softens, and a protective cocktail of vitamins A, C, and E shields skin from daily environmental aggressors. — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 13 June 2026 One of them was a decision taken in March, 2025, to block most or all of the aid, and that actually gave Hamas and Israel’s aggressors a lot of power, because, for several months, there was almost no food going into Gaza. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 In Second Nature, scientists theorize that Darwin couldn’t help but impose his own heterosexual ideations on animal reproduction, mainly that animals only copulate for the purposes of reproduction, with males being the aggressors and females fluttering their eyelids behind lace fans, or something. — Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
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  1. invaders
  2. raiders
Noun
  • Only in these United States can the progeny of people once portrayed as parasites and invaders side with those making the same argument about the latest batch of newcomers.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The match was briefly interrupted in the 32nd minute when at least three pitch invaders made their way onto the field, forcing officials to stop play while security responded.
    — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of invaders
Noun
  • In 2014, raiders won 72% of votes cast to declassify Costco's board and still lost, because that was less than half of all shares.
    — Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Definition of raiders

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