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Recent Examples of triggerman
All three men were arrested shortly after the killing, but police failed to book Gilbert on a murder warrant, according to Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods, whose office is representing Mitchell and has fingered Gilbert at the triggerman.
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Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
Namely, that Smith and not Anderson was the actual triggerman that night in retaliation for the beatdown at the MGM.
—John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
Jones set a status check-in for Nov. 7, when a trial date is expected to be made.
Davis, former leader of the South Side Crips in Compton, Calif., allegedly passed the murder weapon, a .40-caliber handgun, to his nephew and suspected triggerman Orlando Anderson.
—John Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
He was arrested after triggerman Henry Arthur Tenon, 62, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, court records show.
—CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
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Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
Namely, that Smith and not Anderson was the actual triggerman that night in retaliation for the beatdown at the MGM.
—John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
Jones set a status check-in for Nov. 7, when a trial date is expected to be made.
Davis, former leader of the South Side Crips in Compton, Calif., allegedly passed the murder weapon, a .40-caliber handgun, to his nephew and suspected triggerman Orlando Anderson.
—John Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
He was arrested after triggerman Henry Arthur Tenon, 62, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, court records show.
—CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggerman
Noun
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There will also not be a murderer found until the show’s conclusion, but don’t ask anyone who’s seen the beloved whodunit.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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More often, alleged female murderers are reviled or belittled.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And early intensity gave way to a late-game assassin.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Glover, the unorthodox actor who portrayed Mr. Wint, the assassin with the distinctive aftershave who partnered with Putter Smith’s Mr. Kidd in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The best story of the first week of the season wasn’t torpedo bats.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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While the overall hitting surface is not increased with the torpedo bat, the barrel of the bat is moved to a different location.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s no doubt that the public has a fascination with serial killers.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
4 Apr. 2025
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Robert Trebor, who portrayed the serial killer known as the Son of Sam in a CBS telefilm and the scheming merchant Salmoneus on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its sister series, Xena: Warrior Princess, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Triggerman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggerman. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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