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Recent Examples of perp
Marion and Will place bets and Will reveals an adorable photo of his chihuahua, Betty, before the perp in question can't take the pressure and offers to talk.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Using two cantaloupes and some ketchup, Dexter demonstrates that the perp must have strangled his victim to death before dropping the body, accounting for the limited blood spatter.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Five years later, Lori Loughlin has gone from pleading guilty in real life to busting perps on screen.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Jamie pins the perp against the wall and, in a moment of poetic closure, Janko arrives and cuffs him using Badillo's handcuffs.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Esther Kang, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Using two cantaloupes and some ketchup, Dexter demonstrates that the perp must have strangled his victim to death before dropping the body, accounting for the limited blood spatter.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Five years later, Lori Loughlin has gone from pleading guilty in real life to busting perps on screen.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Jamie pins the perp against the wall and, in a moment of poetic closure, Janko arrives and cuffs him using Badillo's handcuffs.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perp
Noun
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The film follows an American student (Seberg) in Paris who loves a dangerous criminal (Belmondo) obsessed with Humphrey Bogart.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company entices the criminal to click on a tracking link, which provides information about their location.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He was also charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a weapon and ammunition.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Jesus Flores, 42, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in December, according to court records.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Reeves is John Wick, but that doesn't mean that the world that is currently being built around the famed assassin doesn't have others that could act as de facto John Wick.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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In his presentation on Monday, Hochman drew a parallel between the Menendez case and the case of Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert Kennedy.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One day, Sherry is kidnapped by a bunch of armed crooks who come charging into the bank dressed as Santas.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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There's a painting by the French artist Schlosser of a dog with his snout nestled in the crook of a woman's waist.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 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
Noun
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In a press conference on Saturday, Memphis authorities confirmed that investigators believe Walka and the other individual were specifically targeted by the gunmen.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
23 Mar. 2025
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Trump, then a 2024 presidential candidate, held a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which was cut short after gunman Thomas Crooks opened fire, injuring Trump's right ear and killing an audience member.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Majima's two combat styles are brilliantly cool, as are customization options for your crew, your looks and your pirate ship.—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Children can enjoy the facilities at the hotel’s Kids Club, which has a large outdoor playground featuring a large play pirate ship.—
Jason Chau,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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This keeps malefactors from abusing the service to snoop on private data other than their own.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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If not properly secured, OTA updates may be intercepted and altered by malefactors, risking the reliability of the entire system.—
Klaudia Zaika,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perp. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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