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Recent Examples of mafioso
The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
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Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz, 52) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The rest of Another Simple Favor takes place on the famous Tyrrhenian Sea island, where Stephanie learns that Emily’s new bae Dante is a powerful mafioso.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Little Vic Orena walked into the warm night air on June 20, 1991, after sharing dinner with a friend inside Stella’s Restaurant, a popular spot among the local mafiosi.
—Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz, 52) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The rest of Another Simple Favor takes place on the famous Tyrrhenian Sea island, where Stephanie learns that Emily’s new bae Dante is a powerful mafioso.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Little Vic Orena walked into the warm night air on June 20, 1991, after sharing dinner with a friend inside Stella’s Restaurant, a popular spot among the local mafiosi.
—Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mafioso
Noun
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As is the norm in the ’90s, L.A. rapper Tone Loc is part of the cast as a gangster from around the way named Frog.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
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In 1979, when Carmine Galante, the head of the Bonanno crime family, was killed, the photographer Hal Goldenberg hoofed it up onto a roof in Brooklyn to get a shot of the gangster’s cooling corpse.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Chase, who created the award-winning show about a New Jersey mobster battling personal and professional issues, wasn't initially sold on Gandolfini in the lead role.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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However, eight to 10 times that number is way too high and will give mobsters, criminals, and terrorists a lot of leeway.—
Sanjeev Menon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His hoodlum phase in New York was re-created at the Lenox Lounge in Harlem.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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The gang specialized in hijacking cars and guarding bootleg liquor shipments for other hoodlums during the Prohibition era.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mafioso. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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