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Recent Examples of enforcer
But even with that, the Broncos saw him as a priority free agent in the offseason — a player who could be an enforcer alongside Jones, and add depth to a safety corps that showed cracks at times last season.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 July 2025
Richard is cast as a cold-blooded fixer who uses charm, manipulation and violence to rise through the ranks from enforcer to kingpin.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
Reuniting with his godson (Finn), a streetwise enforcer entangled with a powerful crime syndicate, the two hatch a high-stakes heist in a desperate bid to escape the grip of a ruthless mob boss (Gooding Jr.).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 July 2025
An OpenAI executive testified in April that the company would be interested in buying Chrome if antitrust enforcers succeeded in forcing the sale.
—Kenrick Cai, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 July 2025
Richard is cast as a cold-blooded fixer who uses charm, manipulation and violence to rise through the ranks from enforcer to kingpin.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
Reuniting with his godson (Finn), a streetwise enforcer entangled with a powerful crime syndicate, the two hatch a high-stakes heist in a desperate bid to escape the grip of a ruthless mob boss (Gooding Jr.).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 July 2025
An OpenAI executive testified in April that the company would be interested in buying Chrome if antitrust enforcers succeeded in forcing the sale.
—Kenrick Cai, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforcer
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Mitevska also refuses to sanctify Mother Teresa more than necessary, instead portraying her as a strict disciplinarian who believed in organizational practicality as much as in the inherent holiness of children.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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By several accounts, Xi was a ferocious disciplinarian.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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As night falls, armed thugs roam the streets and families pick up guns to protect themselves.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Digging and cutting back garden thugs is often necessary to preserve what grows on your side of the fence.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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The mercurial chef was a stern taskmaster who demanded the absolute best from everyone who worked for him.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Work is work, and there’s writerly reward, too, in daily encounters with a diverse range of taskmasters across all social groups.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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The pic is a story about a gangster in modern-day Chicago, inspired by the repentance story of the fifth-century saint of the same name.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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That‘s led to an artist like Thug wanting to be perceived as a gangster more than a savvy businessman, even with a precarious 15-year probation over his head.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Xi was flanked by Putin and Kim, two brutal and aggressive dictators whom many nations would rather shun.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Cawthorn’s fascination with German dictator Adolf Hitler was well-documented on his social media accounts, and his opponents tried to use that against him in the general election.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the 1970s, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was famously funded by mobsters, leading to years of legal drama.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fisher was a straight-A student from the San Fernando Valley who stumbled into the modeling business after a chance encounter with an alleged mobster.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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So, the politicians must do more than push back against the White House tyrant.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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And while the band's frontman Freddie Mercury only made it into his 40s, the song's question continues to haunt people—especially aging tyrants who fear that the icy hand of death is upon their shoulder and want far more time to ensure both national and personal glory.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a police photograph, Lansky stood next to racketeer Charles (Lucky) Luciano.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the other corner: Vito Genovese, Costello’s childhood friend and fellow racketeer, who had to leave town long ago because of a thing, and has now come home to resume his place in the Mafia hierarchy.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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