Thesaurus results for ATTACKERS

attackers

noun

plural of attacker

as in assailants

one who violently sets upon another was able to pick her attacker out of the police lineup

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Recent Examples of attackers Against autonomous attackers operating at machine speed, hours could become an eternity. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The rumor mill has linked Sporting KC to several attackers in the MLS and abroad. — Pj Green august 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 The attackers also shot horses and other livestock inside the rural enclave. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Even sophisticated companies that spend heavily on cybersecurity remain vulnerable, Kurtz said, because AI is dramatically accelerating the speed at which attackers can identify and exploit weaknesses. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 The movie’s nail-biting centerpiece is filmed partly with night-vision lenses, as Bangley cuts down dozens of attackers. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Especially given how many of their attackers are still out injured. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 In the spring, Altman’s home was targeted by attackers twice in two days—first with a Molotov cocktail, then by gunfire. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 The last major flare-up came in July, when about 10 attackers opened fire and threw pipe bombs at soldiers at a security checkpoint in Narathiwat. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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assailants

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The assailants attacked a mosque in Kpenya village after attacks in a string of villages in the remote Borgu Local Government Area of Niger state Friday, police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Their disappearance was discovered only two hours later, when tourists stumbled upon two Antonello paintings, apparently abandoned by the assailants, leaning against the museum fence.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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