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Recent Examples of enforcer
As Clay’s primary enforcer and the club’s sergeant-at-arms, ex-Marine Tig finds himself at the heart of countless thorny confrontations, pulled in opposing directions by his allegiance to Clay and Jax’s official authority.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
Since its establishment in 1979, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has served as an enforcer of anti-discrimination laws in schools and colleges around the country.
—Nadia Sussman, ProPublica, 9 Jan. 2026
Throughout her career, Meléndez has been a loyal enforcer of the Bolivarian project, overseeing internal security, police forces and emergency operations during periods of political unrest.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, considered an enforcer for Maduro, reportedly appeared on state television wearing a bulletproof vest and sounded defiant.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
Since its establishment in 1979, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has served as an enforcer of anti-discrimination laws in schools and colleges around the country.
—Nadia Sussman, ProPublica, 9 Jan. 2026
Throughout her career, Meléndez has been a loyal enforcer of the Bolivarian project, overseeing internal security, police forces and emergency operations during periods of political unrest.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, considered an enforcer for Maduro, reportedly appeared on state television wearing a bulletproof vest and sounded defiant.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
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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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Considering his managers at Leeds included disciplinarians such as Wilkinson and George Graham, this was probably for the best.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Actively inserting yourself into and attempting to stymie federal law enforcement or barging into a church, as some of these thugs did in Minneapolis, is hindering law enforcement and trespassing, respectively.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Emery is a taskmaster but, along with countryman defender Pau Torres, Rogers is among his favourites in the Villa squad.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In this Water sign, the taskmaster will expose emotional or spiritual fatigue, which asks us to build something honest and enduring rather than idealized and faulty.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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In 1991, Pesci won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of real-life gangster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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His acting run continued in August with a role as a gangster in Caught Stealing, which, while less commercially successful, provided another strong entry in Bad Bunny’s growing film portfolio.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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That’s what dictators want to do.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The dictator had set his mind on claiming all the sunken treasure off his country’s coast and would brook no competition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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With a little more ease than should be the case and at the expense of gripping mystery taking shape, James and Jonny piece together a conspiracy involving local mobsters and Yakuza led by coke-snorting assassin Nakamura (multitalented Japanese artist Miyavi).—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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From Sweet Sue’s big opening song to the train ride west to hopping over the border to Mexico and back, the characters have to navigate love, life, and high heels while mobsters and feds surround them.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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Feingold saw gaps in the legislation that a would-be tyrant could easily exploit.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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The selfish tyrant attaches himself only to those others who share his selfishness, who are eager to wear the mask of perpetual lying.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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When Ferrara was starting out, private investment in low-budget films was spurred by tax loopholes, a way for doctors, dentists, and racketeers to get rid of extra cash that would otherwise wind up in Uncle Sam’s grubby mitts.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 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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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcer. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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