as in gangsters
a person who gets money from another by using force or threats
the racketeer threatened to have his thugs vandalize the shop if the shopkeeper didn't pay him a monthly bribe
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Roman is later gunned down by Hasidic gangsters Lipa (Liev Schreiber) and Shmully (Vincent D’Onofrio), who take Hank hostage.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025 -
Why couldn’t a child born into a family of gangsters from Newark, New Jersey, be Dante’s reincarnation?—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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Their neighbor, an older Jewish woman, gets arrested and Nazi thugs brazenly loot her apartment.—
Rabih Alameddine
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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As night falls, armed thugs roam the streets and families pick up guns to protect themselves.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Funding priorities shape program design, which forces leaders to think strategically about both impact and sustainability.—
TrickleUp,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Through her journey, Fauset forces us to confront the pain of exclusion and the price of access in a world built on rigid lines of race and gender.—
Glory Edim
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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While his family pressures him to alter the lineup, his bond with Charles remains the strongest argument for his decision.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Compulsory heterosexuality is a theoretical framework coined by lesbian scholar Adrienne Rich in 1980 to describe how heterosexuality as an institution compels and coerces female sexuality for patriarchal purposes.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
27 Aug. 2025
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The pic centers on Ali (Ekin Koç), a university professor who is haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother and coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
26 Aug. 2025
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Witkoff said the administration was considering a security arrangement similar to Article 5 of NATO, which compels all members to respond if any member is attacked.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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For many of us, our imperfect vision compels us to wear corrective lenses to see properly.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
19 Aug. 2025
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All the other cord cutting exacts its pound of flesh!—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Racketeers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeers. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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