as in cops
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Recent Examples of policemen
In the last section of her piece Didion pivots to a more writerly register, drawing out how policemen have become unreliable narrators in the public square.
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Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
While Kardashian was staying at the No Address Hotel for Paris Fashion Week, five men dressed as policemen allegedly broke into her room and tied up her hands and feet before putting her in a bathtub.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
In his adult life, Coles lived in a neighborhood of policemen.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
They are ordered to the ground and kicked by one of the policemen.
—NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
The killers included white policemen, sheriffs, businessmen, even a legislator — all part of the Jim Crow system aimed at disenfranchising Black voters.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Two policemen were injured and the driver was killed, police confirmed, after the vehicle landed in a ditch.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policemen
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In one scene, Marty jumps out of a window and climbs down a fire escape to evade the cops.—
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For at least the third time in just over a year, Humphrey has rejected most serious charges against rule-breaking cops.—
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The officers and the homeowner were not injured in the incident, police said.—
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Authorities said some of the victims were transported by private vehicle to a local hospital before officers arrived on scene.—
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That law change came more than half a decade after a joint WAVE News and Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting investigation highlighted the lack of training and accountability for the state’s constables, including some who had criminal records of their own.—
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The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts.—
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“Policemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policemen. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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