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Recent Examples of mugger
Several years ago, Whyte intervened when Depew was attacked by a homeless mugger.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugger
Noun
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The assailant fled from the train station and has not been arrested.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim are relieved the assailants are white.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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At the train station, she's again treated with kindness and respect by the ticket salesman, who advises her on the safest way to travel, and warns her about the city's pickpockets and predators.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Currently available at a 27 percent discount, this slim messenger bag is complete with several pockets and designed to ward off pickpockets with a five-point anti-theft system.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Chains are willing to accept lower sales that result from locking up some products rather than lose the products to shoplifters, which hits their profits, analysts say.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
22 Jan. 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
Noun
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Want to try and take on a bandit camp but don’t want to risk dying?—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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Matt Dillon as Bob Hughes, lead junkie bandit of Drugstore Cowboy would also slot right in now, as would the late River Phoenix as conflicted hustler Mike Waters in Idaho.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugger. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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