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Recent Examples of enforcer
Flanked by Anunoby and Bridges, the Knicks would roll out a lineup featuring four players 6-foot-6 or taller — with Robinson as the paint enforcer and Towns as a versatile offensive hub.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The star of Russian Doll plays Charlie Cale, a human lie detector on the run from a shady casino enforcer (Benjamin Bratt).
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
The Carolina Panthers have added a new enforcer to their defensive secondary.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
Flanked by Anunoby and Bridges, the Knicks would roll out a lineup featuring four players 6-foot-6 or taller — with Robinson as the paint enforcer and Towns as a versatile offensive hub.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The star of Russian Doll plays Charlie Cale, a human lie detector on the run from a shady casino enforcer (Benjamin Bratt).
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
The Carolina Panthers have added a new enforcer to their defensive secondary.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
Flanked by Anunoby and Bridges, the Knicks would roll out a lineup featuring four players 6-foot-6 or taller — with Robinson as the paint enforcer and Towns as a versatile offensive hub.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforcer
Noun
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Both were industrious strivers at work and strict disciplinarians at home.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 45-year-old wife, accused of being the primary disciplinarian, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while the 43-year-old husband received a 10-year sentence.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The British consul wants to smuggle the seal out of China, with the help of a group of local thugs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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As the machine gun thug tries to seal that deal for Whitman, Cara attempts to get him in her rifle's sights.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the sun joins taskmaster Saturn in Pisces, your eighth house of transformation and catharsis becomes illuminated.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Go From Managing Tasks To Developing People One of the most significant mindset shifts great leaders make is moving from manager as taskmaster to manager as developer.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mel Novak, the great movie villain known for his slick turns as the sniper Stick in Bruce Lee’s Game of Death, the gangster Blue Eyes in Jim Kelly’s Black Belt Jones and the informant Tony Montoya in Chuck Norris’ An Eye for an Eye, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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What begins as a deep Southern gangster period piece soon transforms into a harrowing fight for survival and spiritual freedom against a ruthless clan of vampires.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
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His conduct also invites comparisons to Vladimir Putin, his favorite foreign dictator, who has banned or tamed almost all independent media in Russia.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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Take the quiz here … IF THE SHOE FITS – Meghan Markle's persona as 'dictator in high heels' following royal snub.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is the original one-man version of the real-life, coming-of-age story of a potential New York mobster performed by the person who wrote and lived it, Chazz Palminteri.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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The film tells the true story of the power struggle between notorious crime bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, two New York mobsters once the best of friends before petty jealousies put them on a deadly collision course.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s weird bromance with North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un came at the expense of Japan’s national security.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 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 Apr. 2025.
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