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as in torpedo
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as in hired gun
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Recent Examples of hit man
Dust Bunny is the story of a young girl who asks Mikkelsen's character, a hit man, to take care of a monster under her bed.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The previous night, she was threatened in her own home by the Colombian hit man Cortez.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
In Ben Wheatley's brilliant and blistering work, a British soldier returns home and embarks on a career as a hit man, finding strange little details while on his various jobs.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Gardaí received a tip that the Kinahans had hired Imre Arakas, an Estonian hit man known as the Butcher, to murder James Gately, a member of the Hutch gang who lived in Belfast.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The previous night, she was threatened in her own home by the Colombian hit man Cortez.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
In Ben Wheatley's brilliant and blistering work, a British soldier returns home and embarks on a career as a hit man, finding strange little details while on his various jobs.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Gardaí received a tip that the Kinahans had hired Imre Arakas, an Estonian hit man known as the Butcher, to murder James Gately, a member of the Hutch gang who lived in Belfast.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit man
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The military was previously criticized internationally for sinking an Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean in March, the first such incident with a torpedo since World War II.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ultra Maritime also highlighted that today’s torpedo threats are faster, quieter, and more intelligent than ever before.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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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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Police scoff at the idea, so the women decide to find the murderer on their own.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The statement said Midlothian police are partnered with other agencies, including the Texas Department of Public Safety, in the hunt for the murderer.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2026
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While he was sent by the White House to be a hatchet man, Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, should use a scalpel with care, conducting a real, legitimate probe that seeks ways to save money for taxpayers and improve outcomes for patients.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
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In 2010, the duo separated, going opposite directions; Malice sought repentance through the church while Pusha became a hatchet man for Kanye West.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
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Their efforts lead them in the season’s last two episodes to Paris, where Frank was planning to celebrate his 80th birthday with his children — only for him to be gunned down in a hotel lobby by an assassin who had been sent to kill Teddy for a deal gone wrong.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Neither of these two is necessarily a lip-sync assassin.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20man. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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