as in attackers
one who violently sets upon another
the darkness prevented me from getting a good look at my assailant
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Recent Examples of assailants
The assailants are domestic extremists whose aim is to further an agenda of tyrants and oligarchs.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
In 1865, Johnson was shot to death by unknown assailants at his home.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
The Al-Watan newspaper said security forces had repelled an attack by unknown assailants on a checkpoint.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
The assailants, identified as Maurice Keenan and Robert Kelly, made off with $5 and a camera.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Many of her Black male friends offered to fight off her white assailants, but Wells believed this would only mean more Black widows and fatherless children.
—Amy Gais / Made By History, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Kiran’s parents refused to bow to intense pressure from their neighbors who demanded the couple marry their daughter to one of her attackers and drop their case against the assailants.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Investigators also determined that Maggie had struggled with her assailants prior to the arson fire.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
The vehicle was later found in Mystic, where troopers identified the assailants as Dauray and 63-year-old Scott Keilty of Stonington.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
In 1865, Johnson was shot to death by unknown assailants at his home.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
The Al-Watan newspaper said security forces had repelled an attack by unknown assailants on a checkpoint.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
The assailants, identified as Maurice Keenan and Robert Kelly, made off with $5 and a camera.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Many of her Black male friends offered to fight off her white assailants, but Wells believed this would only mean more Black widows and fatherless children.
—Amy Gais / Made By History, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Kiran’s parents refused to bow to intense pressure from their neighbors who demanded the couple marry their daughter to one of her attackers and drop their case against the assailants.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Investigators also determined that Maggie had struggled with her assailants prior to the arson fire.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
The vehicle was later found in Mystic, where troopers identified the assailants as Dauray and 63-year-old Scott Keilty of Stonington.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Assailants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailants. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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