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Recent Examples of mugger
Listen to this article Two boys on a Manhattan subway platform were beaten and slashed with a scalpel by a group of muggers who stole the Nike Air Jordan sneakers off both victims’ feet, police said Tuesday.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Police recovered surveillance video of the mugger around the time of the robbery.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Homeless man fights back against migrant muggers on NYC subway, fatally stabbing one of them
A homeless man who was asleep on a New York City subway fights back against migrant muggers, fatally stabbing one of them.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Deputy Chief John Mastronardi at the department's Crimes against Persons Unit told WNBC that the mugger negotiates in both English and Spanish.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Police have arrested the brazen mugger who attacked a Hell’s Kitchen food cart vendor, knocking out several of the victim’s teeth before robbing him of thousands of dollars, police said Friday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
In an instant, United had turned defence into attack — like the meme of the old man who is bent over in apparent pain when threatened by a knife-carrying mugger.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Sri Lanka is home to two species of crocodiles, the mugger and the saltwater, and the latter is one of the largest reptile species in the world.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
While mugger crocodiles typically inhabit freshwater habitats such as lakes and rivers, saltwater crocodiles are known for their ability to travel between freshwater and marine environments, occasionally appearing along the coast, especially near estuaries or river mouths.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Police recovered surveillance video of the mugger around the time of the robbery.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Homeless man fights back against migrant muggers on NYC subway, fatally stabbing one of them
A homeless man who was asleep on a New York City subway fights back against migrant muggers, fatally stabbing one of them.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Deputy Chief John Mastronardi at the department's Crimes against Persons Unit told WNBC that the mugger negotiates in both English and Spanish.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Police have arrested the brazen mugger who attacked a Hell’s Kitchen food cart vendor, knocking out several of the victim’s teeth before robbing him of thousands of dollars, police said Friday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
In an instant, United had turned defence into attack — like the meme of the old man who is bent over in apparent pain when threatened by a knife-carrying mugger.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Sri Lanka is home to two species of crocodiles, the mugger and the saltwater, and the latter is one of the largest reptile species in the world.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
While mugger crocodiles typically inhabit freshwater habitats such as lakes and rivers, saltwater crocodiles are known for their ability to travel between freshwater and marine environments, occasionally appearing along the coast, especially near estuaries or river mouths.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugger
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According to Clark, the man was also punched and kicked multiple times by the three assailants.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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His wrists and ankles were tied, and a short rope was looped around his neck, suggesting that the assailant had tortured the victim by choking him.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
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From the slums of Victorian London, the Baker Street Four of the series are Billy, who see himself as the brains of the band of urchins, Tom, an acrobat and ace pickpocket, and Charlotte, the resourceful one of the group.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Kim Min-hee as Lady Hideko, a Japanese heiress, and Kim Tae-ri as Sook-hee, the pickpocket hired by a nefarious man to convince Hideko to marry him while serving as her maid.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
10 Feb. 2025
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The comedians played two inmates brought in by police officer Jason Sudeikis to confront shoplifters Michael Longfellow, Marcello Hernandez and Mikey Day.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The issue became highly politicized: President Donald Trump called for shoplifters to be shot, and lawmakers in both political parties vowed to crack down.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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With Kelby Collins coming in as a transfer, there’s enough depth at bandit for Latham to spend more time at wolf.—
Kennington Smith III,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Try to distract the bandits one at a time until everyone but Casper is left.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Mugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugger. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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