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Recent Examples of mafioso
Dissidents are born out of this choice: either assert their authentic selves or accept the authoritarian’s mafioso bargain, safety and protection in exchange for keeping one’s head down.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
The General is superb in this mafioso mode (the costuming for his character in this episode is equally stellar), though his paranoia seems to have softened into willful determination.
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 12 May 2024
The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz, 52) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
The General is superb in this mafioso mode (the costuming for his character in this episode is equally stellar), though his paranoia seems to have softened into willful determination.
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 12 May 2024
The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz, 52) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mafioso
Noun
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Peaky Blinders is led by Shelby — played by Cillian Murphy, who is, of course, returning — a war hero turned gangster who runs 1900s Birmingham.—
Lexi Carson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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Which leaves his sons, Raj (Saagar Shaikh) and Mir (Asif Ali), to claim their places atop a hierarchy of gangsters they’d been led to believe was a legitimate business.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Russo also tasked him to try and shut down a gambling operation at the Gran Caffe in Lynbrook, L.I., which was funneling money to both the Bonanno and Genovese families, the mobster testified.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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These dream-memories throw us directly into the action with scenes involving mobsters, a neglectful father, and an explosion—all before skipping back to unrelated conversations in modern day.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When Jennifer Lawrence isn’t full-frontally beating the bejesus out of insouciant hoodlums, that is.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2025
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However, their dreams are threatened by the hoodlums in the Riverbottom Gang.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 Nov. 2024
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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mafioso. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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