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Recent Examples of hatchet man
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, another of President Vladimir Putin’s hatchet men, advised Americans to vote for Donald Trump or risk being dragged into a nuclear war.
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Mitchell A. Orenstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2016
In the twenty-tens, the brothers took up solo careers; Malice converted to Christianity (becoming No Malice), as Pusha T became a hatchet man for Kanye West.
—The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
The Mondale inner circle wanted Ferraro to play the traditional running-mate role of hatchet man.
—Maureen Dowd New York Times, Star Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
In a role reversal from their eight years together in the White House, Barack Obama has become Joe Biden’s wingman and, in his understated way, his hatchet man.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2020
To secure the 1800 presidential election, Thomas Jefferson infamously hired a hatchet man named James Callender to spread false rumors about John Adams wanting a war with France.
—A. G. Hamilton, National Review, 25 Oct. 2019
Avigdor Liberman was a penniless former bar bouncer from Moldova, happy to be the hatchet man.
—New York Times, 16 Sep. 2019
Even so, in his four years as the nation’s top tax official, Mr. Moyane earned a national reputation as Mr. Zuma’s hatchet man, still guided by his loyalties to A.N.C. leaders who believe in the supremacy of the party over the country.
—New York Times, 10 June 2018
Mitchell A. Orenstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2016
In the twenty-tens, the brothers took up solo careers; Malice converted to Christianity (becoming No Malice), as Pusha T became a hatchet man for Kanye West.
—The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
The Mondale inner circle wanted Ferraro to play the traditional running-mate role of hatchet man.
—Maureen Dowd New York Times, Star Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
In a role reversal from their eight years together in the White House, Barack Obama has become Joe Biden’s wingman and, in his understated way, his hatchet man.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2020
To secure the 1800 presidential election, Thomas Jefferson infamously hired a hatchet man named James Callender to spread false rumors about John Adams wanting a war with France.
—A. G. Hamilton, National Review, 25 Oct. 2019
Avigdor Liberman was a penniless former bar bouncer from Moldova, happy to be the hatchet man.
—New York Times, 16 Sep. 2019
Even so, in his four years as the nation’s top tax official, Mr. Moyane earned a national reputation as Mr. Zuma’s hatchet man, still guided by his loyalties to A.N.C. leaders who believe in the supremacy of the party over the country.
—New York Times, 10 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet man
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The former congressman has often been an attack dog for Trump in going after critics.Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
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Cats were more likely to attack dogs than vice versa.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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In honor of her love for pit bulls, donations can be made to LovePaws, Farry’s charity of choice.Shirley Halperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
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A lot of what has worked in the past for Boston didn’t hold up against this pit bull version of Maxey.Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Still, her days of glitter and sequins are going, going, gone, heading for the dark cavern where Siegfried, Roy and their tigers sleep for eternity.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Quantify the cost and measure the outcomes, creating a template for future projects and perhaps even a tiger team to manage, measure and drive these projects.Joel Scutchfield, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Try your hand at drawing a model, whether your a pro or a scribbler.Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
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We should be concerned not just for our personal pocketbooks but for the state of our art—and the current moment calls for dreamers, strummers, and scribblers to be unusually thoughtful, tactical, and shrewd.Sean Michaels, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
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Yourself From quick hacks to preventative solutions, professional cleaners share their best tips for keeping floors clean All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
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From hacks to expert hair tutorials, @haircare has grown to encompass one of the largest hair communities online.Kaitlyn Gomez, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Hemingway, according to literary biographer Scott Donaldson, quickly become the target of a confidence-bruising onslaught designed to humble him and mold him into a subservient, obedient journalist.Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 6 Jan. 2025
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Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was actually conflict avoidant, says biographer Jonathan Eig.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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One of the coauthors of the textbook, Sergey Vangorodsky, has said the book is not used as a teaching tool in Russian schools.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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However, omega-3 mediators only come into play when the body is fighting inflammation and are therefore often difficult to detect during the initiation of inflammation, said study coauthor Dr. Ganesh Halade, an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of South Florida.Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020
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“Hatchet man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchet%20man. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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