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Recent Examples of mafioso
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.
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Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Jennifer Tilly as Violet, the girlfriend of a mafioso, and Gina Gershon as Corky, the tank top-wearing handywoman who’s working on the apartment next door.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Jennifer Tilly as Violet, the girlfriend of a mafioso, and Gina Gershon as Corky, the tank top-wearing handywoman who’s working on the apartment next door.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mafioso
Noun
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The infamous gangster, who had set up shop in Cicero, quickly became a prime suspect but initially was nowhere to be found.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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Before long, top officials started calling him an MS-13 gangster and a terrorist, even though he’s never been convicted of a crime.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Makeup & Wigs The Alto Knights Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Warner Bros. Two Italian American mobsters, both played by Robert De Niro.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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After a promising opening set in a seedy 1980s club where Billie inadvertently kills the wrong mobster, the second book just doesn’t quite hit its stride.—
Yvonne Zipp,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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True, black leather jackets have become a symbol for hoodlum cycle jockeys, but remember: Good guys wear 'em, too, including policemen.—
Aurora Sousanis,
Detroit Free Press,
5 June 2024
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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mafioso. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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