roughnecks

plural of roughneck

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughnecks
Noun
  • But even as the ways criminals use ransomware are set to evolve, the actual makeup of the technology isn’t expected to change too drastically in the coming years.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The regulation, which would require small businesses to disclose the identity of people who directly or indirectly own a control a company, is designed to prevent criminals from hiding illicit activity conducted through shell companies or opaque ownership structures, the Treasury said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Cemeteries, too, will do a land office business, not only with dead gangsters, but innocents too, caught in the cross fire.
    Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Plus, the coffers of gangsters will rise.
    Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The film itself lacks much of the original’s charms (here, the dogs don’t speak), and John Hughes’ so-so script borrows heavily from his earlier film Home Alone, right down to the two fumbling bandits (Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams, playing Cruella’s henchmen).
    Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the prince has his own group of seven bandits, in which people with dwarfism are represented.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Roughnecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughnecks. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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