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Recent Examples of hatchet man
The White House and its hatchet men attacking culture are coming for the artists, curators, museum directors, docents, writers, and editors who value freedom and liberation and Black history and women’s history and ideas and progress.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Musk’s extracurricular gig as President Donald Trump’s hatchet man has turned the Tesla brand — once a favorite among upwardly mobile lefties — into a symbol of America’s right wing.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, there have been mass firings at the FBI, reportedly instigated by Trump hatchet man Kash Patel, who awaits Senate confirmation to head the FBI.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
Back home, more pink slips for federal employees go out and the scrutiny of Elon Musk's role as the hatchet man for those agencies intensifies.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
Musician and producer Grimes made a rare comment involving her ex-partner and father to her three kids, Elon Musk, after their 4-year-old son appeared alongside the tech mogul turned government hatchet man at the White House on Wednesday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Musk’s extracurricular gig as President Donald Trump’s hatchet man has turned the Tesla brand — once a favorite among upwardly mobile lefties — into a symbol of America’s right wing.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, there have been mass firings at the FBI, reportedly instigated by Trump hatchet man Kash Patel, who awaits Senate confirmation to head the FBI.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
Back home, more pink slips for federal employees go out and the scrutiny of Elon Musk's role as the hatchet man for those agencies intensifies.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
Musician and producer Grimes made a rare comment involving her ex-partner and father to her three kids, Elon Musk, after their 4-year-old son appeared alongside the tech mogul turned government hatchet man at the White House on Wednesday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet man
Noun
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Like Pulte, Martin has been a reliable attack dog for the Trump administration.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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One good example is former President Richard Nixon, who was a fierce attack dog as Dwight D. Eisenhower’s vice president in the 1950s, leaving Eisenhower as the commander in chief who transcended politics.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Columbia-Greene Humane Society and SPCA (CGHS) began caring for a pit bull mix named Petal, who arrived at their facility in late July.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Introducing Anthony, a pit bull terrier who mixes his moods in a perfectly puppy-like way.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now with celebrity status as a bad boy, Wale is looking for a ghostwriter to pen his memoir.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Others include Chicago native Elijah Bennett, a film graduate and ghostwriter who describes himself as a storyteller.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The phrase about tiger blood and never losing stuck with him during the interview, and the unhinged moment went viral.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Especially if the tiger and the magpie have a name among the crew like Derpy and Sussie.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Powering the portable scribbler is 1.7-GHz dual-core processing supported by 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
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All remaining scribblers should lay down their squibs and come out, squinting, arms aloft in surrender.—
Jayson Greene,
Time,
17 June 2025
Noun
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My favorite hack is layering my outfits with stylish jackets.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sure, the internet is full of hacks claiming to offer the best way to clean stainless steel.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Royal biographer Penny Junor also compared Kate to Philip in an interview with the Daily Mail.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, some reports have suggested that B intimated to the biographer that the singer's bandmates and his best friend, Mary Austin, had been aware of her existence.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The research could help sort out the questions of who is at fault for contributing significantly to a particular heat wave, said study coauthor Richard Heede of the Climate Accountability Institute.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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In an experiment that used iPads to give students a view of cafeteria cooks fulfilling their hamburger and hot dog orders (and chefs a view of the students), Kim and her coauthors found that diners’ satisfaction increased without sacrificing speed in the kitchen.—
Alex Mayyasi,
HubSpot,
22 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hatchet man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchet%20man. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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