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as in disciplinarian
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as in thug
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Recent Examples of enforcer
An enforcer would be suspended for playing like that.
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Dutton-family enforcer Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) opened a cooler with an agitated rattlesnake onto the unsuspecting Roarke, who was bitten in the face and dramatically died from the venom.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Earlier this year, Trump’s top enforcer on border issues, Tom Homan, suggested the Pope was a hypocrite.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Trump’s inner circle has voiced support for the previous administration’s antitrust crackdown, with Vice President J.D. Vance openly praising the work of the Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan, and merger enforcers haven’t abandoned their bids to split giant tech companies.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Dutton-family enforcer Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) opened a cooler with an agitated rattlesnake onto the unsuspecting Roarke, who was bitten in the face and dramatically died from the venom.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Earlier this year, Trump’s top enforcer on border issues, Tom Homan, suggested the Pope was a hypocrite.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Trump’s inner circle has voiced support for the previous administration’s antitrust crackdown, with Vice President J.D. Vance openly praising the work of the Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan, and merger enforcers haven’t abandoned their bids to split giant tech companies.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforcer
Noun
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He was variously depicted as both a strict disciplinarian and also an emotionally intelligent father figure to the players.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Either way, Columbia could more easily identify the protesters, much to the advantage of disciplinarians looking to move fast.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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Summit, June 10 Image So Far Gone by Jess Walter Rhys Kinnick, a journalist and a recluse, is living off the grid in the woods near Spokane, Wash., when his grandchildren are kidnapped by thugs.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Everything changes, however, when two thugs come to visit and promptly beat the ever-loving heck out of Hank at the front door.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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On June 9, after slipping into Cancer and your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression, the messenger planet will clash with taskmaster Saturn in your second house of finances and sense of self-worth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Subconscious fears and biases will pop up, as Jupiter tensely argues with taskmaster Saturn and delusional Neptune from June 15 to June 18.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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His father was a Genovese gangster murdered by the Colombo crime family in retaliation for committing two slayings — a story people told Pappa as a child — and his stepfather was locked up for drug and tax evasion charges.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2025
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In theory, Lee and Trump are well suited as a pair to wrangle the North Korean dictator.—
John Delury,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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Individual rights shield us from the initiation of physical force – whether by tax collectors, or dictators threatening us with missiles.—
Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
19 May 2025
Noun
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He was credited as Arnold Strong (and dubbed over) in Hercules in New York (1970) before finding his footing as a mobster in Robert Altman's enduring The Long Goodbye (1973) and winning a Golden Globe for Bob Rafelson's Stay Hungry (1976).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
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He’s also known for his roles as Quentin Travers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NSA director Roger Stanton in 24, and Kansas City mobster Buddy Dieker in Ozark.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
11 June 2025
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But is that the same for employees who work for a tyrant?—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
30 May 2025
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History teaches us that tyrants typically consolidate their power by mocking intellectuals.—
Elisa Manfredini,
Time,
14 June 2025
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In a police photograph, Lansky stood next to racketeer Charles (Lucky) Luciano.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the other corner: Vito Genovese, Costello’s childhood friend and fellow racketeer, who had to leave town long ago because of a thing, and has now come home to resume his place in the Mafia hierarchy.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcer. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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