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as in torpedo
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as in hired gun
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Recent Examples of hit man
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.
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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
Her ride is a jalopy of a propeller plane piloted by Daryl (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a Mob hit man.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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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
Her ride is a jalopy of a propeller plane piloted by Daryl (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a Mob hit man.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit man
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This is the ballpark where the torpedo bats originally cracked and echoed, and New York starts Friday with gaudy offensive numbers (second in runs per game and on-base percentage, tied with the Dodgers for most homers).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Some said the torpedo bats should be banned, and others denounced the Yankees for breaking the rules.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 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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Joe Biden and Border Czar Harris allowed murderers, rapists, and vicious gang members to flood into our country unvetted.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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The attorney for Rachel Morin's family says the trial of her murderer is a testament to relentless law enforcement and a devastating indictment of immigration failures that allowed her killer to murder the Maryland mom of five.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 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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Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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Havoc brings the heat, throwing Tom Hardy's stony Walker into a hotbed of gangsters, dirty cops, corrupt elites, and wicked assassins.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20man. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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