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Recent Examples of gangsta What follows is a tense sequence in which Jo’s gangsta ethic is pushed to its limit. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 May 2024 Imagine a hardcore Black gangsta rapper going toe-to-toe with a wild-eyed white indie rock freak in makeup and shiny black leather pants, as the two repeatedly, gleefully, refer to one another using racial slurs. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 May 2024 Compared with Lower Delmas and G9 areas, the graffiti is less revolutionary, more West Coast gangsta; there are portraits of 2Pac and Ice Cube. Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023 Jefferson gives audiences just a brief taste of this manuscript, imagining a stereotypical conversation between two gangstas, played by Keith David and Okieriete Onaodowan. Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for gangsta
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Noun
  • The British consul wants to smuggle the seal out of China, with the help of a group of local thugs.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
  • As the machine gun thug tries to seal that deal for Whitman, Cara attempts to get him in her rifle's sights.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Mel Novak, the great movie villain known for his slick turns as the sniper Stick in Bruce Lee’s Game of Death, the gangster Blue Eyes in Jim Kelly’s Black Belt Jones and the informant Tony Montoya in Chuck Norris’ An Eye for an Eye, has died.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
  • What begins as a deep Southern gangster period piece soon transforms into a harrowing fight for survival and spiritual freedom against a ruthless clan of vampires.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This exemption obligates the IRS to assist law enforcement in the pursuit of criminals and will be used against any migrant who has overstayed for more than 90 days as part of the carveout.
    Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Learning of such proactivity reminds me of how cutting-edge cybersecurity firms now use AI to go on the offensive against criminals.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Even when a big threat does arrive on the scene, the heroes aren't there right away, so plenty of innocent people get hurt before a villain gets brought to justice.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Whereas Serena could easily have emerged as a one-note villain, from the beginning of her tenure on the series, Strahovski has imbued Serena with a soulfulness that often puts the audience uncomfortably on her side, despite her reprehensible actions.
    Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Gangsta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangsta. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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