Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet jobs
Noun
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The move comes after Meta and the tech industry more broadly have grappled with criticisms from parents and lawmakers that online platforms aren’t doing enough to protect children online.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025 -
At the same time, the state assemblyman’s calls to raise taxes on wealthy people and intense criticisms of the Israel’s military actions in Gaza have unnerved some centrists and conservatives, as well as many Jewish New Yorkers.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Raducanu’s identity has been harder to maintain — or even define — against the best and most devastating attacks on the WTA Tour.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The priest’s denunciations of violence against the New World’s darker people perfected a polemical style based not on revelation or appeals to authority but the power of personal witness.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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The event also featured fiery denunciations of political opponents, as well as calls for revival and spiritual warfare.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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