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Recent Examples of button man
Best button man in the biz.
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Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button man
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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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
Noun
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Prosecutors are basing their case against Rosario on testimony by Russo, Zummo and Rubino — all mobsters looking to avoid lengthy prison sentences, Rosario’s defense attorney Louis Freeman told the jury.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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James Gandolfini played mobster Tony Soprano for all six seasons of The Sopranos.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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The rest of Another Simple Favor takes place on the famous Tyrrhenian Sea island, where Stephanie learns that Emily’s new bae Dante is a powerful mafioso.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Little Vic Orena walked into the warm night air on June 20, 1991, after sharing dinner with a friend inside Stella’s Restaurant, a popular spot among the local mafiosi.—
Larry McShane,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Button man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button%20man. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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