as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
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Recent Examples of mobster
This tense episode does Thanksgiving as it can only be done by mobsters: with a dead stripper, Ecstasy and a narcoleptic member of a prayer group.
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Then, there was Tommy Heffernan’s Body Buddies, a dark comedy where a wedding photographer and a mobster keep a body hidden in the middle of an engagement shoot.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Another tweet depicted John Wick, Keanu Reeves' fictional movie character who goes on a killing spree after his beloved dog is killed by a mobster, and warned that denizens of the web may react similarly.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
Tulsa King stars Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi—a New York mobster who sets up a new operation in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Then, there was Tommy Heffernan’s Body Buddies, a dark comedy where a wedding photographer and a mobster keep a body hidden in the middle of an engagement shoot.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Another tweet depicted John Wick, Keanu Reeves' fictional movie character who goes on a killing spree after his beloved dog is killed by a mobster, and warned that denizens of the web may react similarly.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
Tulsa King stars Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi—a New York mobster who sets up a new operation in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobster
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Long maintaining that the protesters are just thugs, Najmeh painfully removes the rounds from Sadaf’s bleeding wounds, her assumptions about the government she’s loyally obeyed falling away.Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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The society of Iverson’s youth rendered him an unredeemable thug and jailed him for it as a minor.Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Rolling with the sound of Slo-Be Bryant 3, one of the great West Coast tapes of the 2020s, Slo-Be’s steely, ominous murmurs give his sentimental gangster rap the air of sorcery.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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However, as the volatile gangster, the caregiver and bumbling daddy’s boy begin to plot and scheme, things don’t exactly go according to plan.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Trump has said deportations will focus on criminals first, as immigration enforcement has since former President Barack Obama's presidency.Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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The film focuses on young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) — who's accidentally left home alone over the holidays — and his clever plans to outwit a pair of criminals trying to rob his home on Christmas Eve.Athena Sobhan, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Or even an appearance from Tom Holland’s Peter Parker that would mean two hours haven’t been wasted watching this forgettable origin tale of a villain who’s not really THAT bad.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Sony still had the film rights to multiple Spider-Man villains and side-characters, and thus, went to work building its own universe.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Many others have expressed condemnation and voiced disgust with those showing support for the alleged assassin.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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There was little chance The Day of the Jackal, Peacock and Sky’s remake of Fred Zinnemann’s classic 1973 thriller, was going to do its titular assassin dirty in the end, especially since it was already announced the hit series (now a Golden Globe nominee!) would be getting a second season.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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Guided by Kudrow’s Penelope, the bandits embarked on epic adventures while evil forces were an obstacle.Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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The bagel at the base of her breakfast bandit has a direct connection to her youth: The dough is prepared daily at A&S Bagels in Franklin Square, N.Y., not far from the streets where Chersevani developed a taste for a bagel and schmear.Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather.Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Zoom out: Also beware of virtual porch pirates, as one in five delivery package scam attempts starts via text message or messaging apps like WhatsApp or iMessage.Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobster. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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