as in offenders
a person who has committed a crime
car thieves, pickpockets, burglars, and other criminals
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Recent Examples of criminals
Cyber criminals linked to Iran have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
That convenience also gives criminals a perfect disguise.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
On the first day of the operation, Moreno requested that agents remove their masks and start focusing on criminals, but stopped short of asking them to leave.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Executioner was a pulpy book series that told the muscular and bullet-filled adventures of Mack Bolan, a sniper turned one man army fighting against the Mafia, the KGB, terrorists and cyber-criminals, or whoever were the bad guys of his latest book’s era.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, chair of the council, said Monday that immigrants who aren’t criminals should be able to stay in the country, under certain conditions.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
The same elements—lack of lighting, cell phone service, and CCTV—that make a place enticing for outdoor enthusiasts are easily exploited by criminals.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Akers nails 1970s New York’s glitz and grime as Bernie interviews an assortment of renowned chefs, fellow critics, criminals as well as Tirel’s business associates and son, Henri, who also happens to be an old flame.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The alleged criminals abandoned their scheme after discovering that the victim’s son was in fact not a crypto trader.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
That convenience also gives criminals a perfect disguise.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
On the first day of the operation, Moreno requested that agents remove their masks and start focusing on criminals, but stopped short of asking them to leave.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Executioner was a pulpy book series that told the muscular and bullet-filled adventures of Mack Bolan, a sniper turned one man army fighting against the Mafia, the KGB, terrorists and cyber-criminals, or whoever were the bad guys of his latest book’s era.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, chair of the council, said Monday that immigrants who aren’t criminals should be able to stay in the country, under certain conditions.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
The same elements—lack of lighting, cell phone service, and CCTV—that make a place enticing for outdoor enthusiasts are easily exploited by criminals.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Akers nails 1970s New York’s glitz and grime as Bernie interviews an assortment of renowned chefs, fellow critics, criminals as well as Tirel’s business associates and son, Henri, who also happens to be an old flame.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The alleged criminals abandoned their scheme after discovering that the victim’s son was in fact not a crypto trader.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminals
offenders
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Holmes qualified for the reduced term under a 2023 rule change allowing first-time offenders to do less time for some non-violent crimes, according to an order issued Thursday by the federal judge who sentenced her in 2022 for defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And many Democrats see it as an effort to curb more liberal prosecutors who have embraced restorative justice policies, including steering nonviolent offenders away from prison sentences or taking more lax approaches to drug offenses.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Criminals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminals. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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