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a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the loan shark sent a couple of gorillas to "convince" him to pay up
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Recent Examples of gorillas
Female gorillas get a better look at solitary males and decide whether to join them.
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Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
And then, gorillas might be unleashed, and ghosts might come out in the audience.
—Scott Feinblatt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Elephants, gorillas and other iconic animals visit these muddy concourses, called bais in languages of the Indigenous Ba’aka people, to soak up vital nutrition and maintain their intricate social networks.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
And then, gorillas might be unleashed, and ghosts might come out in the audience.
—Scott Feinblatt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Elephants, gorillas and other iconic animals visit these muddy concourses, called bais in languages of the Indigenous Ba’aka people, to soak up vital nutrition and maintain their intricate social networks.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorillas
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Money heist Who knew that criminals trust cash more than cryptocurrency?Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Shows like The Shadow featured a main character who used fear as a weapon to scare criminals into confessing or giving up.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Monsters and villains like the Demigorgon and Vecna are even named after real D&D baddies.Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
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But trouble is afoot in Narnia, with each installment of the series promising villains worthy of being Death Eaters — including an evil witch played by none other than Tilda Swinton.Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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The film takes place partly in that sunny hospital and partly in impossible locations where the story of a group of bandits out for revenge leads them to travel the world.Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
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Another involves three nuns who ventured from Mission Santa Barbara to bring food and Bibles to local Native Americans more than a century ago, then were were robbed and killed by highway bandits.Paula Conway, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Miller gave off several warning signals, Bianco said, and ultimately brought weapons to a political event for a candidate who has already been twice targeted by would-be assassins.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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The previous head of the Secret Service resigned following the first attempt, but the details of how these would-be assassins got so close are shrouded in mystery.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Nearly half of those surveyed, however, support rehabilitation and treatment for first-time offenders among other options as the best way to improve California’s criminal justice system.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Now, with the incumbent district attorney taking heat for progressive policies from his challenger in November’s election, the question of how to handle the most violent of juvenile offenders has become a key issue.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Gorillas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorillas. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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