Thesaurus results for MUGGERS

muggers

noun

plural of mugger

as in robbers

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Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026
It’s suspected this was a security measure, meant to confound robbers.

— Mark Price Updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026

Definition of robbers

Noun

Said purse needs to be roomy enough to fit all of my travel essentials, but also secure enough to keep my stuff safe from pickpockets.

— Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Featherlight and ultra-functional, this chic messenger bag from Travelon is another excellent pick for warding off potential pickpockets.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Definition of pickpockets

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In a further interview that night, the victim named Fuller, Brown and Mumphrey as the assailants.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
This did not strike me as implausible, given what had happened with Broadwater and all I’d learned about the Police Department at the time, not to mention the sheer volume of assailants and assaults back then.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Definition of assailants

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Instead, most are romantic stories about young lovers separated by fate, and the rest are swashbuckling adventures full of bandits and pirates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Fantastical adventures ensue as the pair encounter a mysterious woman, Alexandra, who has lost her son, along with coyotes, bandits, and some pretty big secrets.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

Definition of bandits

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The shooting may have been worse if not for the actions of a Muslim immigrant from Syria who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Three goals in the group stages confirmed Ismael Saibari as one of Africa’s most lethal attackers at the World Cup.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of attackers

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