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as in torpedo
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as in hired gun
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Recent Examples of hit man
Based on an almost-too-wild-to-believe true story, Hit Man follows Gary Johnson (Glen Powell), a mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man for the FBI.
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Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The estranged husband of Brent Sikkema, an art dealer who was found stabbed to death in Brazil last year, has been charged with hiring a hit man.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The script does make occasional stabs at something offbeat, with haphazard cutaways to a romantic subplot in which Marvin’s depressed assistant, Ashley (Lio Tipton), falls for Raven (Mustafa Shakir), an enormous, poetry-writing hit man.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
For that, the celestial god descends to the indie planet, bossing around hit men in In Bruges, concierging for fellow nominee Adrien Brody in The Grand Budapest Hotel or going rogue in Iraq in The Hurt Locker.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The estranged husband of Brent Sikkema, an art dealer who was found stabbed to death in Brazil last year, has been charged with hiring a hit man.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The script does make occasional stabs at something offbeat, with haphazard cutaways to a romantic subplot in which Marvin’s depressed assistant, Ashley (Lio Tipton), falls for Raven (Mustafa Shakir), an enormous, poetry-writing hit man.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
For that, the celestial god descends to the indie planet, bossing around hit men in In Bruges, concierging for fellow nominee Adrien Brody in The Grand Budapest Hotel or going rogue in Iraq in The Hurt Locker.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit man
Noun
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Trump fired a tariff torpedo at China — and hit Boeing right between the eyes, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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This is Dan McDermott’s big, bold, torpedo bat swing at AMC.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Today there are two main types of lobbyists in Springfield: those who work exclusively for a single corporation or interest group — the state’s manufacturers or retailers, for instance — and those who contract with a variety of clients, essentially hired guns for anyone willing to pay.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Nov. 2024
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Every four years, ambitious consultants and hired guns sit down with aspiring presidents and sell them a lie.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 Aug. 2023
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Eight of the escapees, including a murderer and a man charged with murder, remain on the lam after the breakout, which the sheriff says may have been aided by members within her department.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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Torque is described as a true monster, a talented and elusive hijacker and murderer who faked his own death a decade prior.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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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,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2025
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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
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Sandra Oh, the daughter of South Korean immigrant parents, follows British agent Eve Polastri charged with catching the elusive and ruthless assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer).—
Lesley O'Toole,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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The film premieres June 6, and Keanu Reeves will be showing up to lock horns with the titular assassin.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20man. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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