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G-man

noun

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Recent Examples of G-man Jessica Hecht, playing one of the hostages, adds her typically off-beat depth, and I was most amused by John Ortiz as the FBI agent with the standard G-man voice and personality to match. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 In their indictments, the G-men say the Massachusetts men’s monthly take at the 150-square-foot storefront went from under $500 a month in late 2021 to $500,000 a month by the summer of 2024. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 27 Dec. 2025 Jaxson Dart’s brought energy to the G-men, but Denver’s completely swallowed up mobile quarterbacks the past two weeks in Jalen Hurts and Justin Fields. — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025 Wilson’s throwback performance at Dallas was impressive (450 passing yards and three TD passes), notwithstanding his horrific interception in overtime, but the G-men still lost. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for G-man
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  1. narc
  2. plainclothesman
Noun
  • But the very act of putting on a wearable—of willingly adorning oneself with a tiny computerized narc—is an act of surrender.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The team's 33-15 loss gave it a 2-11 record, which is the worst nark in the NFC.
    — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of narc
Noun
  • Less than a month later, plainclothesmen arrested Nassar at a local tire store, and Munford took him into custody.
    — Jason Schmidt, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2018
  • Hustling bucks and ducking the Third Division boys, those earnest young plainclothesmen assigned to the vice squad who work out of the 17th Precinct on the East Side.
    — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
Definition of plainclothesman

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“G-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/G-man. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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