desperado

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Recent Examples of desperado The series revival, based Elmore Leonard’s novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit, has Givens on a collision course with Clement Mansell — aka The Oklahoma Wildman — a desperado played by Boyd Holbrook, who’s already eluded a Motor City police task force on his heels. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023 The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent, sociopathic desperado who's already slipped through the fingers of Detroit's finest once and aims to do so again with the help of his formidable lawyer Carolyn Wilder (Aunjanue Ellis). Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 May 2023 The lore of Arizona includes everything from Native stories to supernatural occurrences to tales of desperados. Thomas France, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023 Senior desperado is the look. James Parker, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021 See all Example Sentences for desperado 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperado
Noun
  • At least 49 businesses have been robbed so far in the spree, according to the United Bodegas of America (UBA) trade group, which is offering a $5,000 bounty on the bandits.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • His affinity for wrestling villains, or heels, adds another layer to his potential return.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Like Adeyemi/Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist could become the villain of the whole race if someone doesn’t intervene to stop it.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Set in a new location with new monsters, Wilds introduces a new type of mount, new monsters, an improved wound system, focus mode, and a new tool called the hook slinger.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Are we meant to sympathize with this creature as people scream in terror and call it a monster and attack it and scream for it to be shot?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • During the ruckus, Blake is gashed by the beast, beginning his gradual transformation and degeneration into a Wolf Man.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Yet Blake doesn’t leave unscathed, as he’s scratched by a beast that looks suspiciously lycanthropic.
    William Earl, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Desperado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperado. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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