mafiosi

plural of mafioso

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mafiosi
Noun
  • Now is the time to push back in defense of free speech – as strongly and as publicly as the gangsters on the left and right are threatening to revoke it.
    Onkar Ghate, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike Mare, whose community was cloistered and intimate, Task builds a wider world of dealers, gangsters, and thieves, not always to its benefit.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The police chief is in bed with mobsters.
    Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This time, the suspects include mobsters and billionaires, which couldn’t be more New York, actually.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Aleah and Grasso end up saving Lizzie’s ass and capturing the hoodlums.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • However, hoodlums and thugs who throw objects at the players give up their rights and should be removed, charged, and possibly jailed.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Mafiosi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mafiosi. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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