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Recent Examples of triggerman
Cops were still searching for the triggerman in the Thursday morning shooting outside an apartment building on Wilson Ave.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggerman
Noun
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The murderer had turned the gun on himself and was no longer a threat.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Yet Law & Order never had intimate scenes with murderers like me, like when my mom and aunt Mary Ann came up for extended visits as part of the family-reunion program.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
Noun
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During filming for his role as Denali, a rogue Comanche assassin in Antoine Fuqua’s 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven, cast members were given slushies during breaks.—
Ethan Bauer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Aug. 2025
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Soon our heroes are dodging would-be assassins at every turn.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Owning the trademark would protect Raleigh from others using Big Dumper for commercial use in clothing lines, apparel and merchandise such as the torpedo bats.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Oh, yeah, and there are enormous torpedoes that Cruise must navigate as they are jostled with each sub rotation.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
6 June 2025
Noun
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For budget-conscious people, there’s nothing worse than missing a killer sale on big-ticket items.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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In Wayne Wang’s 1987 neo-noir Slam Dance, Opper appeared alongside Tom Hulce, Virginia Madsen and Harry Dean Stanton, playing the melancholic killer Buddy, a role that formed the film’s emotional center.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Triggerman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggerman. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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