hatchet jobs

Definition of hatchet jobsnext
plural of hatchet job

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet jobs
Noun
  • Thune didn't publicly address the barrage of criticisms from Johnson's membership on Friday.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • This goes beyond the confusion between antisemitism and criticisms of Israel.
    Laura Einhorn, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • According to the independent National Institute for Security Studies in Israel, at least 1,116 people have been killed amid the Israeli attacks in Lebanon since the parallel Iran war began.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has its own navy that also relies on smaller vessels to do swarm attacks and drop mines.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The author blamed Padilla Peralta for stoking a culture of denunciations, using terms that evoked the Cultural Revolution.
    Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The controversy connects to a larger schism on the right, with some conservatives pushing back against an increasingly vocal faction whose denunciations of Israel, critics say, often combine with blatant antisemitism.
    Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Aside from the financial cost to the city, Blain’s behavior prompted several council actions, including two censures.
    Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Some rank-and-file lawmakers also agree that censures are losing their punch.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Hatchet jobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchet%20jobs. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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