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Recent Examples of shamus Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard was one in a long line of LA shamuses tripped up by wealth and beauty, from Marlowe and Gittes to Rawlins and Bosch. Wired, 1 Nov. 2019 When the franchise was rejuvenated in 2000 with Samuel L. Jackson starring as the nephew of the famed shamus, Roundtree appeared as his uncle. Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamus
Noun
  • Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The officer tells Wallen that the police were attempting to understand what happened after a chair fell from the bar’s rooftop and landed by the policeman’s patrol car.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The original Heat starred Pacino as Vincent Hanna, the LAPD detective investigating bank robber Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The next detective retired a few years later while under investigation for discrimination, harrassment and falsifying information during a homicide investigation.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The cops showed up and arrested him for God knows what, but Lee definitely didn’t serve four days and one morning for protesting apartheid or being gay in Victorian England.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Silver family is comprised of Boston District Attorney Mae Silver (Gloria Reuben), Boston PD Detective Lena Silver, Police Superintendent Sarah Silver (Maggie Lawson), rookie cop Jonah Silver (Marcus Scribner) and renowned Baptist pastor Reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson).
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His claims were verified when investigators checked out the grave sites.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The driver of the Nissan stayed at the scene of the crash and cooperated with investigators, police said.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Creekmore, 60, currently works a consumer and mortgage loan officer at People's Bank.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Wilson is still Nottingham Forest’s chief football officer and was in attendance at St James’ Park on Sunday as a visiting official.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Randles plays Elle Hardy, a senior constable assigned to reinvestigating the case.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The county then introduced a budget proposal that cut the sheriff’s salary in half and the constable’s salary by 75 percent, to $31,000.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Shamus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamus. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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