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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit men
Noun
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Two big fish shot by like titanium torpedoes.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026 -
China’s new underwater drone toys The drones are likely intended to be armed with conventional submarine armaments like mines and torpedoes, but could also act as motherships for other drones, too.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.—
Eric Balliet,
Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2026
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State leaders must deploy the National Guard and use every tool at their disposal to protect civilians from these murderers.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the first season of action thriller A Shop For Killers, Kim Hye-jun starred as Jeong Ji-an, a college student who must fight off a bevy of highly skilled assassins while trying to get to the bottom of her uncle’s death.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Hit men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20men. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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