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as in torpedo
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as in hired gun
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Recent Examples of hit man
The prosecutors described a pyramid of murder and impunity with Duterte at the apex, police and civilian officials in the middle, and low-level policemen, police assets, and hit men at the bottom.
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Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Dust Bunny is the story of a young girl who asks Mikkelsen's character, a hit man, to take care of a monster under her bed.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
In Ben Wheatley's brilliant and blistering work, a British soldier returns home and embarks on a career as a hit man, finding strange little details while on his various jobs.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Gardaí received a tip that the Kinahans had hired Imre Arakas, an Estonian hit man known as the Butcher, to murder James Gately, a member of the Hutch gang who lived in Belfast.
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Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Dust Bunny is the story of a young girl who asks Mikkelsen's character, a hit man, to take care of a monster under her bed.
—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
In Ben Wheatley's brilliant and blistering work, a British soldier returns home and embarks on a career as a hit man, finding strange little details while on his various jobs.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Gardaí received a tip that the Kinahans had hired Imre Arakas, an Estonian hit man known as the Butcher, to murder James Gately, a member of the Hutch gang who lived in Belfast.
—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit man
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The company makes radar and electronic warfare systems, as well as torpedo defense countermeasures.
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The submarine will be able to carry a mixed load of up to 18 heavyweight torpedoes and SM39 Exocet missiles.
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Today there are two main types of lobbyists in Springfield: those who work exclusively for a single corporation or interest group — the state’s manufacturers or retailers, for instance — and those who contract with a variety of clients, essentially hired guns for anyone willing to pay.
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Every four years, ambitious consultants and hired guns sit down with aspiring presidents and sell them a lie.
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This psychological thriller stars Guy Pearce as Leonard Shelby, a man with anterograde amnesia struggling to track down his wife’s murderer using a system of tattoos and notes.
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Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
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While he was sent by the White House to be a hatchet man, Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, should use a scalpel with care, conducting a real, legitimate probe that seeks ways to save money for taxpayers and improve outcomes for patients.
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In 2010, the duo separated, going opposite directions; Malice sought repentance through the church while Pusha became a hatchet man for Kanye West.
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These artisans, with their trade secrets, were kept on Murano, a cluster of islands just across the lagoon from the city, ostensibly as a precaution against fire, though the state would also send assassins after anyone who tried to leave.
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As a pirate assassin and post-apocalyptic warrior, Krem of the Yellow Hills connects with Aries.
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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20man. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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