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as in police
a body of officers of the law
we've got to get out of here before the fuzz catches on to our scam
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as in cops
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuzzes
Noun
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The attractive, mid-30s crowd seemed to be a mix of friends and couples donning beards, tattoos, red lips, and furs worn with sneakers.
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No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.
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The leader is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and has authority over the national police and morality police.
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Paramedics took the child to the hospital, where the toddler died, Grace Mariot, a police spokeswoman, said.
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Robert Karroll was shot in his ballistic vest by an 18-year-old gunman who approached the officer’s unmarked vehicle in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, cops said.
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The cops posted outside of the nearby Swarovski and PINK stores are similarly unwilling to entertain my interrogations.
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This could include sniffing around more than usual or barking and growling at odd places like piles of leaves.
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The alternating placements of the piles/objects are very precise, which creates a series of chicanes, indicating they are not intended as obstructions but rather to prevent rapid ingress and egress by any vehicle toward the tunnels.
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The notice is a request to police forces around the world to arrest a suspect, pending extradition.
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Calls for police forces run by each of the 36 states have grown louder over the years, with proponents arguing that a central police force in Abuja has proven inadequate in overseeing the country’s security needs.
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My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.
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Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
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Early metabolic changes or another health issue could make people more likely to take longer naps before MASLD is diagnosed, Gu agrees.
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Its Body Battery monitor tracks naps, sleep, and stress to identify peak performance windows.
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Finland also briefly issued a temporary aviation restriction zone in the eastern Gulf of Finland, its defense forces said.
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Kyiv’s forces have especially targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 and delivering a blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the war.
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“Fuzzes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuzzes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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