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Recent Examples of triggerman
Namely, that Smith and not Anderson was the actual triggerman that night in retaliation for the beatdown at the MGM.
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John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
Jones set a status check-in for Nov. 7, when a trial date is expected to be made.
Davis, former leader of the South Side Crips in Compton, Calif., allegedly passed the murder weapon, a .40-caliber handgun, to his nephew and suspected triggerman Orlando Anderson.
—John Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
He was arrested after triggerman Henry Arthur Tenon, 62, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, court records show.
—CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
James Howard Jackson, 20, was the triggerman in the shooting of Ryan Fischer on Feb. 25, 2021, as Fischer was walking Lady Gaga’s three French bulldogs on Sierra Bonita Avenue in Hollywood.
—Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
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John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
Jones set a status check-in for Nov. 7, when a trial date is expected to be made.
Davis, former leader of the South Side Crips in Compton, Calif., allegedly passed the murder weapon, a .40-caliber handgun, to his nephew and suspected triggerman Orlando Anderson.
—John Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
He was arrested after triggerman Henry Arthur Tenon, 62, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, court records show.
—CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
James Howard Jackson, 20, was the triggerman in the shooting of Ryan Fischer on Feb. 25, 2021, as Fischer was walking Lady Gaga’s three French bulldogs on Sierra Bonita Avenue in Hollywood.
—Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggerman
Noun
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Many of them were murderers, human traffickers, gang members and other criminals from the streets of dangerous cities all throughout the world.—
NPR,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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At 14, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress — though arguably her role, as a girl searching for her father's murderer in the Wild West, was a lead part.—
Diana Pearl,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Production is set to begin in coming months on the movie about a horticulturalist who moonlights as an assassin.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Twice in this story, Nadia describes her desire to become an assassin—not a killer for hire but someone who kills bad guys pro bono.—
Willing Davidson,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Now, the only way to convince a U-boat commander to surface was to deliberately take a torpedo strike and play dead.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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There is some fighting, though nearly all of it involves punching instead of phasers or photon torpedoes.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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Then there was the way Niecy Nash Betts delivered a poetic tribute to her friend Taylor, lauding the multifaceted artist for her talent as an actor, musician, choreographer and more; for her resilience amid personal strife; and, of course, for her killer body.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is unnerving, especially after reports begin circulating of a serial killer targeting women her age.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Triggerman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggerman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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