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Recent Examples of triggerman
Joe Budden is skeptical that Tory Lanez was the triggerman with intentions of shooting Megan Thee Stallion during the dispute in 2020 that led to the Canadian singer being sentenced to a decade behind bars.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
One suspect has been charged but the triggerman is still being sought, as is the gunman who fatally shot another man seven minutes earlier a few blocks away.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
The other two defendants in the murder are Caleb Leyland and alleged triggerman Kayden McIntosh.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2024
All three men were arrested shortly after the killing, but police failed to book Gilbert on a murder warrant, according to Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods, whose office is representing Mitchell and has fingered Gilbert at the triggerman.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
One suspect has been charged but the triggerman is still being sought, as is the gunman who fatally shot another man seven minutes earlier a few blocks away.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
The other two defendants in the murder are Caleb Leyland and alleged triggerman Kayden McIntosh.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2024
All three men were arrested shortly after the killing, but police failed to book Gilbert on a murder warrant, according to Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods, whose office is representing Mitchell and has fingered Gilbert at the triggerman.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggerman
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Released in the height of the true crime-craze, real-life murders and murderers were depicted, including Charles Manson and David Berkowitz.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
21 June 2025
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Tony Crane, who plays JJ’s estranged father/murderer Chandler Groff, and Cullen Moss, who plays Sheriff Victor Shoupe, have been upped to series regular for Season 5, TVLine has learned.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 June 2025
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Alpha Slow Horse agent River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) unravels the connection between himself and the former CIA operative-turned-mercenary (Hugo Weaving) who’s raised an entire brood of psychopathic assassins.—
Hugh Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Carey plays the role of the relentless assassin well.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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More Stories The ideal for submarine commanders is a robot that doesn't need special handling and can be loaded aboard like a torpedo, then launched from a standard torpedo tube and recovered through the same tube after its mission has been completed.—
David Szondy
June 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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In southwest London’s Royal Bushy Park, a Cold War-era torpedo testing site has been reimagined as a striking six-bedroom home.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 June 2025
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The first film saw Pattinson's Dark Knight tangoing with the Riddler (Paul Dano), a serial killer plaguing Gotham City.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 June 2025
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That’s why some people call the disease—which will affect more than 313,000 men in the U.S. in 2025—a silent killer.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Triggerman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggerman. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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