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Recent Examples of hatchet man
Back home, more pink slips for federal employees go out and the scrutiny of Elon Musk's role as the hatchet man for those agencies intensifies.
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CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
Musician and producer Grimes made a rare comment involving her ex-partner and father to her three kids, Elon Musk, after their 4-year-old son appeared alongside the tech mogul turned government hatchet man at the White House on Wednesday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
The White House and its hatchet men attacking culture are coming for the artists, curators, museum directors, docents, writers, and editors who value freedom and liberation and Black history and women’s history and ideas and progress.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Musk’s extracurricular gig as President Donald Trump’s hatchet man has turned the Tesla brand — once a favorite among upwardly mobile lefties — into a symbol of America’s right wing.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, there have been mass firings at the FBI, reportedly instigated by Trump hatchet man Kash Patel, who awaits Senate confirmation to head the FBI.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
Back home, more pink slips for federal employees go out and the scrutiny of Elon Musk's role as the hatchet man for those agencies intensifies.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
Musician and producer Grimes made a rare comment involving her ex-partner and father to her three kids, Elon Musk, after their 4-year-old son appeared alongside the tech mogul turned government hatchet man at the White House on Wednesday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
In the twenty-tens, the brothers took up solo careers; Malice converted to Christianity (becoming No Malice), as Pusha T became a hatchet man for Kanye West.
—The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
Musician and producer Grimes made a rare comment involving her ex-partner and father to her three kids, Elon Musk, after their 4-year-old son appeared alongside the tech mogul turned government hatchet man at the White House on Wednesday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
The White House and its hatchet men attacking culture are coming for the artists, curators, museum directors, docents, writers, and editors who value freedom and liberation and Black history and women’s history and ideas and progress.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Musk’s extracurricular gig as President Donald Trump’s hatchet man has turned the Tesla brand — once a favorite among upwardly mobile lefties — into a symbol of America’s right wing.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, there have been mass firings at the FBI, reportedly instigated by Trump hatchet man Kash Patel, who awaits Senate confirmation to head the FBI.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
Back home, more pink slips for federal employees go out and the scrutiny of Elon Musk's role as the hatchet man for those agencies intensifies.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
Musician and producer Grimes made a rare comment involving her ex-partner and father to her three kids, Elon Musk, after their 4-year-old son appeared alongside the tech mogul turned government hatchet man at the White House on Wednesday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
In the twenty-tens, the brothers took up solo careers; Malice converted to Christianity (becoming No Malice), as Pusha T became a hatchet man for Kanye West.
—The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet man
Noun
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As vice president, Vance is expected to champion Trump’s agenda and serve as an attack dog when needed.—
Haley BeMiller,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Pro bono is for those who are under attack, not the attack dog.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Meet Bebe, a snow white pit bull mix with a soft heart and a big smile who has been waiting for a long time in and out of kennel life at the Humane Society for Hamilton County in Fishers.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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And Sue says Roscoe, Danielle’s pit bull, was himself a barrier between Danielle and anyone who might have wanted to harm her.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The California Highway Patrol responded to a call this week of a possible baby tiger stranded on the side of a highway in San Luis Obispo County.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Lions and tigers, as well as the gods Hermes and Pan, appear in the scene, too.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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All remaining scribblers should lay down their squibs and come out, squinting, arms aloft in surrender.—
Jayson Greene,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Considering that other characters can see him, young Marcel is presumably more than just a projection of the scribbler’s subconscious.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 June 2025
Noun
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These recipes take minimal effort, make use of time-saving kitchen hacks, and taste like a family favorite waiting to happen.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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All my cooling devices and hacks were found in the Amazon Outlet, the premiere spot for finding big discounts on overstock items.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2025
Noun
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At the age of 4, Laster was taught to read by her grandmother, something her close friend and biographer Holly Jenkins-Livers remarked was not only rare for a child that young, but especially so given the times.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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On July 1, The Times published an excerpt containing the claim made in a recent edition of royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith's Substack, Royals Extra.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The species of fungus that infected the prehistoric ant may be an ancestor of zombie-ant fungi, and thus likely controlled its host’s body in similar ways, said study coauthor João Araújo, mycology curator and assistant professor at the Danish Natural History Museum.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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Silver is the coauthor of an editorial published with the paper that calls for change in how cannabis is viewed by health professionals, regulatory bodies and the public at large.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2024
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William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.—
Talia Lavin,
The New Republic,
29 Sep. 2020
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“Hatchet man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchet%20man. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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