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Recent Examples of mafioso
According to a personal spokesperson, the erstwhile PayPal mafioso sold certain investments—Amazon, Meta, Elon Musk’s xAI—to take on his unpaid role.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
1 Dec. 2025
The third season of Tulsa King found Dwight squaring off against the violent (and desperate) Dunmire clan, as well as a vicious New York mafioso called Quiet Ray (James Russo) and an FBI agent with an ax to grind (Kevin Pollak).
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Nov. 2025
The mafioso-style form of Carr’s threat has been widely noted.
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Onkar Ghate,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
On Saturday, August 9, Prospect Park welcomed with classic rap enthusiasts spanning the ‘80s, ‘90s, early 2000s to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon’s solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx — staple of mafioso rap, and widely regarded as one of hip-hop’s greatest albums.
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Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
1 Dec. 2025
The third season of Tulsa King found Dwight squaring off against the violent (and desperate) Dunmire clan, as well as a vicious New York mafioso called Quiet Ray (James Russo) and an FBI agent with an ax to grind (Kevin Pollak).
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Nov. 2025
The mafioso-style form of Carr’s threat has been widely noted.
—
Onkar Ghate,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
On Saturday, August 9, Prospect Park welcomed with classic rap enthusiasts spanning the ‘80s, ‘90s, early 2000s to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon’s solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx — staple of mafioso rap, and widely regarded as one of hip-hop’s greatest albums.
—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mafioso
Noun
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The 16 reputed gangsters or aspiring gangsters charged in the indictment range in age from 19 to 24.
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That’s not to say that there aren’t some similarities between the Gotham City gangster in The Penguin and Los Angeles private investigator of Sugar.
Noun
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In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.
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One of the trailers has some shots of Vanessa Williams posing as a dead body, much like the mobster and his wife at the start of the movie.
Noun
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In the past decade, the leadership of the Kinahan organization has become rich and cosmopolitan, and their life styles have started to resemble those of international businessmen more than of street hoodlums.
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The Knesset recently legalized the death penalty for Arabs who murder Jews, but not for the hoodlum Israeli settlers who have been killing West Bank residents to seize their land.
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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mafioso. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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