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Recent Examples of triggerman
Three people, including a 65-year-old man, were hospitalized early Saturday after a teen triggerman blasted away at a rival in Times Square, officials said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
The triggerman is a 13-year-old orphan named Lucas Hollister (Patrick Scott McDermott, making the most of this grim opportunity), whose younger brother depends on him to protect their late parents’ Wyoming ranch from wolves and other predators.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 May 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
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
The triggerman is a 13-year-old orphan named Lucas Hollister (Patrick Scott McDermott, making the most of this grim opportunity), whose younger brother depends on him to protect their late parents’ Wyoming ranch from wolves and other predators.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 May 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggerman
Noun
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The film centers on a pair of detectives hunting a serial murderer in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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That’s when his son, Micah Avni, had to watch his father’s murderer go free.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wahlberg, 54, reprises his role as suburban dad and car salesman Dan Morgan, whose family now knows about his past life as an assassin.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bucky Irving, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Egbuka’s out of the game… this guy is an assassin, man.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.—
Genevieve Shaw Brown,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Director Edward Berger designed the experience to evoke visceral tension: rain droplets, torpedo corridors, and claustrophobic realism blur the line between viewer and scene.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Erstwhile Heisman Trophy favorite Carson Beck threw four interceptions including the killer late, and was only saved from a fifth by a roughing the passer flag.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Unlike a killer hiding in the woods, a guy who gets you in your dreams is literally impossible to hide from, and watching our plucky heroine Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) trying to resist sleep presents a new kind of awful torture.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Triggerman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggerman. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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