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as in torpedo
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as in hired gun
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Recent Examples of hit man
There are also two professional hit men (Roney Villela and Gabriel Leone), hired by that tycoon, that are hot on his trail.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
Armando is warned by the resistance to leave the country as regime hit men track him down.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Nov. 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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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
Armando is warned by the resistance to leave the country as regime hit men track him down.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Nov. 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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According to the Pentagon, this is the first time since World War II that an American submarine has sunk an enemy vessel using a torpedo.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo — Quiet Death.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 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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The novel, Arnott’s first under her married name and subject to a bidding frenzy at the 2024 London Book Fair, reflects her long-standing fascination with murderers.—
Diane Garrett,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The murderer and writer Jack Abbott was in prison when Mailer befriended him, and went on to kill again after Mailer lobbied for his release.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 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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Arthur is known as Conkling’s hatchet man, a customs collector for the Port of New York who’s shown, in one amusing snippet, presiding over the beating of a noncompliant businessman.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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Soon, Cooper, Jordan and their reluctant new associates, Byron’s assassins Antonio (Anthony Ramos) and Jeremy (Jeremy Pope), find themselves in the crosshairs of a brewing war within the Forst family.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota just had two lawmakers and their spouses shot by a political assassin.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20man. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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