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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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Cats were more likely to attack dogs than vice versa.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Yes, this was a kindler, gentler Vance, not the rabid attack dog so visible on the campaign trail.Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Dog In Shelter For 11 Years Reacts To New Home After Finally Being Adopted By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter 0 The heartwarming moment a senior pit bull got to explore her new forever home after spending 11 years in a shelter has been captured on camera.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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That pit bull also mauled a second person in the residence before biting two police officers outside the building around 4:30 p.m. Monday, according to NBC News in Boston.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Driving the news: The tech giant is currently navigating an antitrust lawsuit regarding its search browser, and there's a tiger team dedicated to managing those communications.Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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A lot of people have drawn some parallels between the tiger character falling ill and the AIDS crisis.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 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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Krispy Kreme said the hack will probably hurt its bottom line because of a loss of revenue from the disruption to online ordering, paying for cybersecurity experts and the cost to restore its systems.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The background explanation is all well and good but irrelevant because the Sony hack isn’t your ordinary circumstances.Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Night Flyer, the latest book by Harvard University historian Tiya Miles, seeks to correct this imbalance, building on the work of biographers like Kate Clifford Larson and Catherine Clinton to present a clear-eyed portrait of the abolitionist and activist.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Below, the veteran U.S. biographer recommends five novels and a memoir that he's read this year for pleasure and professional inspiration.The Week US, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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His coauthor, Nina Oduro, is a first-time author and long-time champion of both chefs and food from the African diaspora.The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
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The coauthors' clearest conclusion was to call for cuts to burning fossil fuels to reduce overall global warming and lower the likelihood of more severe hot spots emerging.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 2 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 Dec. 2024.
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