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Recent Examples of mugger
Eddie quickly discovers that he was lured into the vehicle by William (Anthony Hopkins), the car's wealthy sociopathic owner who tortures criminals (and mocks them over the car's phone) after a life-changing encounter with muggers.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
During the fight in the elevator, the teens dropped the gun, but managed to scoop it up as the father and son forced the muggers to the opposite end of the hallway from their apartment and through a stairwell door, prosecutors said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Several years ago, Whyte intervened when Depew was attacked by a homeless mugger.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Occasionally, the mugger asked his victims questions to size them up, according to the NYPD.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
During the fight in the elevator, the teens dropped the gun, but managed to scoop it up as the father and son forced the muggers to the opposite end of the hallway from their apartment and through a stairwell door, prosecutors said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Several years ago, Whyte intervened when Depew was attacked by a homeless mugger.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Occasionally, the mugger asked his victims questions to size them up, according to the NYPD.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugger
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The attack lasted several minutes before the assailant was stopped by a passerby near the city's Dam Square in the late afternoon.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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The assailant was overpowered by bystanders before the police arrived, ABC News and BBC reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In fact, our travel writers never go on a trip without the style, thanks to its hands-free functionality and ability to ward off pickpockets.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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From Matt Damon’s anxious pickpocket to Carl Reiner’s old-timer master of disguise, each member of the gang is unforgettable in their own way, and the precision with which Soderbergh arranges them during the big heist is hugely satisfying every time.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Robbins, a known shoplifter, was linked to nine incidents of petty larceny, grand larceny and a shoplifting pattern in Midtown at department stores since the start of this year.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Clothier said 20 to 30 judges across the state who heard about the car wash planned to join him and the shoplifters.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Then one day, Moses the Black is struck with the horror of it all and joins a desert monastery, where he's eventually killed by another group of bandits.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Instead, her love interest is a charming bandit named Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), cut from the same cloth as the animated Flynn from Disney’s Tangled.—
Josh Spiegel,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Mugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugger. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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