marauder

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Recent Examples of marauder Armed marauders have killed scores of civilians and security forces in recent months and kidnapped hundreds of Nigerians from villages, schools, and motorways across the country. Fola Aina, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2021 Instead of grasping the seriousness of conquest and resistance as experienced in human history, Snyder makes everything — such as farmers without machines or munitions fighting marauders with space weapons — into a humorless Heavy Metal cartoon. Armond White, National Review, 7 Aug. 2024 To make matters worse, this was also the heyday of the Border Reivers, whole clans of cattle-stealing marauders who plundered and pillaged on both sides of the frontier. Yannic Rack, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024 The greatest hit, though, is an awesome sequence where marauders in parachutes and on gliders have the high ground in an all-out attack on Jack and Furiosa's War Rig. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for marauder 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marauder
Noun
  • There are seven factions to choose from including undead space raiders, killer clowns and cybernetic marauders.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • But after her vault is invaded by raiders and her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan) is kidnapped by Lee Moldaver — also known as the Flame Mother — she’s forced to brave the surface for the first time to find him.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • It was enacted during a time when pirates were kidnapping ambassadors from France, and was meant to promote goodwill on behalf of America.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The vibe: Themes of fairs have expanded into pirate and celtic territory, like Gasparilla Pirate Fest in Florida and Pikes Peak Celtic Festival in Colorado.
    Analis Bailey, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • However, the swarthy crew has an abundance of muscles and ego, not one of the buccaneers knows how to read.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The Adventureland Suite exudes the romance of exploration, while the opulent Pirates of the Caribbean Suite is filled with a trove of treasure maps, chests and buccaneer memorabilia.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024

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“Marauder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marauder. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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