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Recent Examples of hatchet job
Neither hagiography nor hatchet job, the movie casts an understanding eye on a once-infamous musical artist who weathered dizzying highs and devastating lows.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
No amount of mainstream media hatchet jobs can disguise those optics.
—David Medina, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024
But the most shameless is Informer, a scandal sheet that features hatchet jobs and images of buxom women.
—Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
Later, the scene is recut as a hatchet job on social media that leads to Tár’s downfall.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
In other words, the book is not a hatchet job.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 27 May 2021
Trump supporters say the potential prosecution is a politically motivated hatchet job disconnected from the law.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
Rumor has it that someone is writing a book about her life, which will be a hatchet job.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
Rick Reilly’s hatchet job in Sports Illustrated, painting Bo as a coward, was merely the most infamous and casually vicious of the genre.
—al, 27 Oct. 2022
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
No amount of mainstream media hatchet jobs can disguise those optics.
—David Medina, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024
But the most shameless is Informer, a scandal sheet that features hatchet jobs and images of buxom women.
—Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
Later, the scene is recut as a hatchet job on social media that leads to Tár’s downfall.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
In other words, the book is not a hatchet job.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 27 May 2021
Trump supporters say the potential prosecution is a politically motivated hatchet job disconnected from the law.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
Rumor has it that someone is writing a book about her life, which will be a hatchet job.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
Rick Reilly’s hatchet job in Sports Illustrated, painting Bo as a coward, was merely the most infamous and casually vicious of the genre.
—al, 27 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet job
Noun
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But the transportation secretary on Sunday also repeatedly echoed Trump and his top allies' criticism of DEI efforts in the immediate aftermath of the DC-area collision.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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At the in person forum in Detroit in January, the more substantive discussions included vice-chair candidates and there was more criticism of Biden for running for reelection before dropping out of the race with less than three months until the election.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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Two more New York City firefighters have died as a result of health issues sustained while working at the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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How rare are attacks like these? School shootings are rare, but Sweden – long associated with high living standards and a strong social safety net – has seen a surge in violent crime in recent years, driven in part by gang warfare.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, at the Poston camp in Arizona, Ted Haas actively resisted, leading the staff in a denunciation of the fence that halted its construction.—
Eric Muller,
The Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Some causes included an end to the Vietnam War; nuclear disarmament; women’s equality; pro-life movement; gay/lesbian rights; freedom for Soviet Jews; fighting against AIDS; the MeToo movement; and support for Israel/denunciation of antisemitism.—
Paul L. Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2025
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The censure hasn’t stopped Turner from seeking the mayoral post.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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The day after the fighter’s death, Trump dismissed the censure.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Change Appearance Series: The New Immigration: How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its Attitudes More in this series ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
7 Feb. 2025
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To get the fraud, waste and abuse out of the federal government.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Sweeney and his wife were arrested following the auction on an outstanding bench warrant for contempt of court in the civil trial after refusing the judge’s orders to undo the levy work and pay the fine, Sweeney said in a phone interview.—
Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Drake/Reuters President Donald Trump has never kept his contempt for the Federal Emergency Management Agency a secret, contending that the agency has been operating poorly and rarely helped disaster victims.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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More News: Wrestling Icon Sting Reveals Final Appearances for Classic Persona In a candid conversation with McAfee, McMahon opened up about her time as an on-screen character in WWE, reflecting on her love for playing the villain and her disdain for being a babyface.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Anger at elites Why, then, is disdain for scientific experts appealing to so many Americans?—
Dominik Stecuła,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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Squabbling coaches — Tindall had put his fingers to his lips to hush Unai Emery after Duran’s departure, earning invective in response — added to the sense of renaissance.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Police officers have been injured, spit on and had objects hurled at them, the same invective screamed at them as the insurrectionists screamed at the Capitol Police on Jan. 6.—
Jeff Robbins,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2024
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“Hatchet job.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchet%20job. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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