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Blades drawn, the greedy pirates disembarked from their ship and, amid chaos, the _________(s) commenced ransacking the town.marauderparagoncynicpurveyor

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The correct word to fill in the blank is "marauders". The sentence would read: "Blades drawn, the greedy pirates disembarked from their ship and, amid chaos, the marauders commenced ransacking the town."

Here's why:

  1. "Marauder" refers to a person who marauds, or raids, which fits the context of pirates ransacking a town.

  2. "Paragon" means a model of excellence or perfection, which doesn't fit the context.

  3. "Cynic" refers to a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest, which doesn't directly relate to the action of ransacking a town.

  4. "Purveyor" refers to a person who sells or deals in particular goods, which also doesn't fit the context.

So, "marauders" is the best choice.

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