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as in attack dog
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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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By now, the rules, history, and alliances in the assassins’ club have grown almost dizzyingly complex, but Halle Berry and her attack dogs add a jolt of energy to the boys' club.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Alex Jennings is no longer quietly terrifying so much as an attack dog taken off his leash, and his is one of the best performances in the series.Jack King, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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In March, a 1-year-old boy died in Connecticut he was attacked by a Dalmatian pit bull mix.CBS News, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Salazar claimed that there was a previous incident involving Rodriguez’s dogs, during which a person called the sheriff’s office after a pit bull prevented the caller from getting out of their car.Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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The photos capture moments of resilience, innovation, and natural beauty, including a young emperor penguin's first leap from a cliff, a rare black tiger in India, and a simultaneous emergence of cicada broods in the U.S.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
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The charmingly pink exhibition reflects the collection of footwear and separates in the collection: hoodies with long ribbons instead of strings; T-shirts and short socks with frilly details, and caps and beanies with Patou’s brand logo and the Onitsuka Tiger tiger.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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Amazon is the house-buying hack hardly anyone knows about, listing everything from Pinterest-worthy A-frame cabins to sleek, stackable shipping container houses.Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
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Specifically, Navin mentioned that the first sectors to feel AI's impact would likely include roles humans typically avoid, such as nighttime monitoring or routine checks (e.g., monitoring for IT hacks or follow-up calls in healthcare settings).Taarini Kaur Dang, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Fox claimed to Sinatra biographer Kitty Kelly that the singer stormed out of the room when things came to blows.Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024
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For biographers, these tend to lie in childhood, but Carson’s was boring.Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
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The images with the strongest connection related to the transport of jars and cloth, said study coauthor Kathryn Kelley, a research fellow in the department of classical philology and Italian studies at the University of Bologna.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ethan Bernstein is the Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration in the organizational behavior unit at Harvard Business School and a coauthor of Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career (HarperCollins, 2024).Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 23 Oct. 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 3 Dec. 2024.
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