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as in torpedo
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as in hired gun
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Recent Examples of hit man
For that, the celestial god descends to the indie planet, bossing around hit men in In Bruges, concierging for fellow nominee Adrien Brody in The Grand Budapest Hotel or going rogue in Iraq in The Hurt Locker.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Her ride is a jalopy of a propeller plane piloted by Daryl (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a Mob hit man.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
California For Subscribers Spirit Air, cramped hotels, In-N-Out: Police say Chicago hit men killed in L.A. on a budget
Nov. 11, 2024
A security guard found her and the other person in the truck roughly 48 hours later, on Oct. 15, police said.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Merchant is accused of trying to hire a hit man as part of a multiphase plot culminating in August or September.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Her ride is a jalopy of a propeller plane piloted by Daryl (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a Mob hit man.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
California For Subscribers Spirit Air, cramped hotels, In-N-Out: Police say Chicago hit men killed in L.A. on a budget
Nov. 11, 2024
A security guard found her and the other person in the truck roughly 48 hours later, on Oct. 15, police said.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Merchant is accused of trying to hire a hit man as part of a multiphase plot culminating in August or September.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit man
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The 7,800-ton, 377-foot-long Virginia-class submarine can carry 25 torpedoes and 12 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The koi — each one shaped like a torpedo, at least 18 inches long and weighing around 3.5 pounds — proved trickily slippery.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Today there are two main types of lobbyists in Springfield: those who work exclusively for a single corporation or interest group — the state’s manufacturers or retailers, for instance — and those who contract with a variety of clients, essentially hired guns for anyone willing to pay.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Nov. 2024
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Every four years, ambitious consultants and hired guns sit down with aspiring presidents and sell them a lie.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 Aug. 2023
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If Hamas does not release all the hostages, the gates of hell will open in Gaza, and Hamas' murderers and rapists will face the IDF with unprecedented force.—
James Hider,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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In real life, the probability of a nurse being a murderer in disguise, though not zero, was low, and Lilian did not believe that such a sensational turn was likely to occur to her.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, there have been mass firings at the FBI, reportedly instigated by Trump hatchet man Kash Patel, who awaits Senate confirmation to head the FBI.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2025
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Back home, more pink slips for federal employees go out and the scrutiny of Elon Musk's role as the hatchet man for those agencies intensifies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Reeves is John Wick, but that doesn't mean that the world that is currently being built around the famed assassin doesn't have others that could act as de facto John Wick.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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In his presentation on Monday, Hochman drew a parallel between the Menendez case and the case of Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert Kennedy.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20man. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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