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Italian Husband is using the wedding as an excuse to bury the hatchet between his family and the rival mafiosi, apparently.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Anyway, the mafioso plot introduces an additional contract killer (Daniella Pineda) whose troubled past triggered an extreme case of acute savant syndrome.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Everyone in the studio nods along to Paco’s tough-minded flexes and mafioso folktales.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
Loosely, the film is nothing more than a bizarrely boring showcase for the gimmick of De Niro playing mafioso frenemies.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Anyway, the mafioso plot introduces an additional contract killer (Daniella Pineda) whose troubled past triggered an extreme case of acute savant syndrome.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Everyone in the studio nods along to Paco’s tough-minded flexes and mafioso folktales.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
Loosely, the film is nothing more than a bizarrely boring showcase for the gimmick of De Niro playing mafioso frenemies.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mafioso
Noun
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The pic is a story about a gangster in modern-day Chicago, inspired by the repentance story of the fifth-century saint of the same name.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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That‘s led to an artist like Thug wanting to be perceived as a gangster more than a savvy businessman, even with a precarious 15-year probation over his head.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the 1970s, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was famously funded by mobsters, leading to years of legal drama.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fisher was a straight-A student from the San Fernando Valley who stumbled into the modeling business after a chance encounter with an alleged mobster.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whereas the Star Wars sequels woefully misused the actor's talents, this movie puts them center stage, playing one of the teen hoodlums who join forces with their victim to fight off nasty, otherworldly invaders.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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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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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mafioso. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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