enforcer

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Recent Examples of enforcer Robinson is New York’s rim protector and glass-cleaner, a vertical spacing threat and emotional enforcer all-in-one. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026 Sacha Boisvert has a chance to be the Hawks’ future enforcer. Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 The enforcer handcuffed me and shoved me into the same car, again forcing my head between my knees. Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026 But finding an enforcer in the frontcourt and bench quality – something players like Rockets forward Tari Eason and Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson could offer on the free-agent market – would dramatically help the Lakers schematically. Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for enforcer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforcer
Noun
  • You are asked to be teachers, counselors, social workers, disciplinarians, mentors, advocates, crisis managers and emotional anchors for children navigating an increasingly complicated world.
    Susana A. Mendoza, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • Early in the film, as Joe was assembling the Jackson 5 with Michael and his brothers, Joe is depicted as a harsh disciplinarian who brutally beats young Michael with a belt.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • The actions of these thugs, who should be imprisoned for a long while, is the cause of denying real Knicks fans the chance to watch the game communally.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • She is thrown into isolation before getting the opportunity to once again assimilate, Marc is a genuine taskmaster, but a dedicated defender publicly and to the cops about the legitimacy of his operation and its residents.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • Embree was never an in-your-face taskmaster.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Neither immigrant family should be linked to violent gangsters, of course.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • By telling a relatively straightforward story that blends real people from the era of the Gotti Mafia family with imagined characters, Martin Scorsese's dramedy biopic about a kid who falls in love with the gangster life is as even-keeled as anything the director has made.
    Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Italy’s triumph over Czechoslovakia in the 1934 final which strengthened the regime of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, for example.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • One depicts Putin being cradled in the arms of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
    Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • None of they key players went in colder than Tudisco, whose deceptively warm performance as sometimes-mobster Mike Santini holds a large chunk of the show together.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
  • Beau confesses to our trio, explaining how Lester's murder was intertwined with the death of mobster Nicky Caccimelio (Bobby Cannavale).
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Aegon, dragged out of King’s Landing by spymaster Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) in an effort to save him from the fratricidal Aemond, gets an up-close look at the petty tyrants who have sprouted up in the countryside thanks to his impetuous rule.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • Examples range from businesses like Enron, Tyco, and Bernie Madoff, along with historical tyrants like Stalin or Hitler to modern figures like Putin, and industries like tobacco that knowingly harm users for profit.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Ferro pleaded guilty in October 2025 to conspiracy to participate in a racketeer influenced and corrupt organization.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • The characters were based on a real family of bookmakers and racketeers who once lived in England.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Mar. 2026

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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcer. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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