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Recent Examples of mugger
Police recovered surveillance video of the mugger around the time of the robbery.
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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
On Friday, cops pulled over a mugger who allegedly stole a bag from a man at Baychester and Bartow Aves.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
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
On Friday, cops pulled over a mugger who allegedly stole a bag from a man at Baychester and Bartow Aves.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugger
Noun
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Her world is rocked, however, when she’s brutally attacked by an unseen assailant on Halloween night.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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After this collision, the driver was shot at by an unknown assailant who fled the scene.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The combination of the noise and rotation process prevents a shoplifter from surreptitiously sweeping multiple items into their pocket.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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One possibility is aggregating the amounts stolen so that a higher-level charge can be brought against a serial shoplifter, Thomas said.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Robbery by bandits and natural disasters posed constant threats.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Those who bought Amazon in 1998, for example, or Tesla in 2012, or Nvidia in 2020 correctly foresaw the respective explosions of online shopping, EVs, and the AI revolution—and made out like bandits.—
Prarthana Prakash,
Fortune,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Mugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugger. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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