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Recent Examples of hatchet job
But the most shameless is Informer, a scandal sheet that features hatchet jobs and images of buxom women.
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Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
Later, the scene is recut as a hatchet job on social media that leads to Tár’s downfall.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
In other words, the book is not a hatchet job.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 27 May 2021
Trump supporters say the potential prosecution is a politically motivated hatchet job disconnected from the law.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
Rumor has it that someone is writing a book about her life, which will be a hatchet job.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
Rick Reilly’s hatchet job in Sports Illustrated, painting Bo as a coward, was merely the most infamous and casually vicious of the genre.
—al, 27 Oct. 2022
That was quite the hatchet job Matt Brennan did on Ellen DeGeneres.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
And yet, having said all that, the Grassley report has the appearance of a partisan hatchet job on a nomination by a Democratic president.
—Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022
Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
Later, the scene is recut as a hatchet job on social media that leads to Tár’s downfall.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
In other words, the book is not a hatchet job.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 27 May 2021
Trump supporters say the potential prosecution is a politically motivated hatchet job disconnected from the law.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
Rumor has it that someone is writing a book about her life, which will be a hatchet job.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
Rick Reilly’s hatchet job in Sports Illustrated, painting Bo as a coward, was merely the most infamous and casually vicious of the genre.
—al, 27 Oct. 2022
That was quite the hatchet job Matt Brennan did on Ellen DeGeneres.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
And yet, having said all that, the Grassley report has the appearance of a partisan hatchet job on a nomination by a Democratic president.
—Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet job
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That criticism has sometimes veered toward threats against company executives and political figures.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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It's repeatedly faced harsh criticism over its failure to curb child abuse on the platform.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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For the most part, Israel’s response to Hamas’s devastating October 7 attack was confined to the Gaza Strip.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Episodes often feature logistically complex armed attacks, guided from afar by the top brass, played by the likes of Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, and Bruce McGill.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Senior Democratic lawmakers are trapped between their deep distrust of Donald Trump and their vigorous denunciations of any election challenges in the years since the Jan. 6 attack.Justin Green, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
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In the course of it, nearly everyone seemed to agree that there was a problem with Lewis, and he was subjected to a series of heated denunciations.Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Heinz removed the censure from his request and put forth a motion requesting investigations by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona into the sheriff's actions.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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Bartomeu resigned from the Barca presidency in October 2020 after a motion of censure, which Font helped organise, received more than 20,000 signatures from club members.Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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Critics warn of potential abuse and the possibility of a black market.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Breslin ran on a platform focused on reducing violent crime and reducing incarceration for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse and mental health issues.Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sheridan, while working for Arpaio, was found in civil contempt of court in connection with the Melendres racial profiling lawsuit.Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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On Tuesday, he was released from a federal prison after serving four months for contempt of Congress over his defiance of a subpoena from investigators into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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Too many liberals forgot this, which explains how a figure like Trump, with his boisterous and transgressive disdain for liberal pieties, could be reelected to the presidency.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The southpaw hasn't voiced any disdain for the franchise and the Braves value him tremendously.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the invective obscured a salient truth: many people were still unclear about where Harris stood on some of the central issues.Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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But over the weekend his invective was turned directly on Navarro.Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Hatchet job.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchet%20job. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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