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Recent Examples of triggerman
Charles Burton did not shoot the victim, did not direct the triggerman to shoot the victim and had already left the store by the time the shooting occurred.
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Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Ivey said executing Burton while the triggerman avoided capital punishment would be fundamentally unjust, marking only her second clemency grant since taking office.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The once high-end triggerman is now reduced to lonely drinks in Soho bars and low-rate hits.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 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
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Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Ivey said executing Burton while the triggerman avoided capital punishment would be fundamentally unjust, marking only her second clemency grant since taking office.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The once high-end triggerman is now reduced to lonely drinks in Soho bars and low-rate hits.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggerman
Noun
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The new episodes leave room for seriousness and depth amidst high jinks and naked murderers on the loose (seriously).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Her intent was to seek revenge for the death of her son, in addition to framing Mickey as the sole murderer.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Noun
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To play Baby Karmakar, the deaf-mute assassin at the center of it, Qureshi learned sign language.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Uma Thurman is Beatrix Kiddo, an assassin known as Black Mamba who tries to escape her life of crime.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Its armament also includes a 127 mm naval gun, torpedo launchers, and Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems for missile defense.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The investigation proposes the 50cm by 50cm hole in the Ursa Major’s hull would likely have been made by a Barracuda supercavitating torpedo.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Christine Russo, sister of The Crash victim Dominic Russo, is infuriated the Netflix documentary has brought fame to her brother's killer, Mackenzie Shirilla.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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The killer, wearing all black, got away and has not been caught.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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“Triggerman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggerman. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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