as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the loan shark sent a couple of gorillas to "convince" him to pay up
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Recent Examples of gorilla
Pinto says multi-country safaris are up 21% in the past year, and Rwanda, popular for gorilla trekking, has grown by 18%.
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
But that doesn't mean one gorilla could take on 100 human men!
—Manuela López Restrepo
,
Mia Venkat
,
Ailsa Chang
,
William Troop, NPR, 2 May 2025
Prior to sharing his viral gorilla post, Donaldson posted a video of himself feeding a bear out of his mouth.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Body of knowledge Humans, gorillas, chimpanzees and koalas are the only animals to possess fingerprints unique to each individual, but other animals have ways to distinguish themselves.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
But that doesn't mean one gorilla could take on 100 human men!
—Manuela López Restrepo
,
Mia Venkat
,
Ailsa Chang
,
William Troop, NPR, 2 May 2025
Prior to sharing his viral gorilla post, Donaldson posted a video of himself feeding a bear out of his mouth.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Body of knowledge Humans, gorillas, chimpanzees and koalas are the only animals to possess fingerprints unique to each individual, but other animals have ways to distinguish themselves.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorilla
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That theft is believed to have led to the brazen kidnapping in suburban Connecticut of the parents of one of Lam’s alleged co-conspirators by a crew of thugs from Florida who prosecutors say planned to hold the parents for ransom from their newly rich son.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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Their reckless, soft-on-crime policies emboldened criminals and thugs; wreaked havoc on the sanctity of our homes, businesses, and public spaces; instilled fear; and jeopardized public trust.—
Jenna deJong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Perhaps this is why it was never required viewing in my household; there was no darker notion than our hero potentially being a villain.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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But the new villain is smarter than the IMF assumed, and the mission has disastrous results.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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But after a bandit attack leaves the children orphaned, the son dies.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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To make matters worse, it is hosted by former Family Feud kissing bandit Richard Dawson (who, let the record show, is a fantastic movie villain).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Locomotive, which is currently in Cannes with pics such as gangster comedy Café 404 and Richard Strauss’ Deadline, has also secured deals for In the Fire of War with unnamed buyers in the likes of Poland and Germany.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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Vogue: Both are genre shows, which is sort of interesting for you: a Western and a gangster series...—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
12 May 2025
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King Shrewd secretly trains young Fitz as an assassin, harnessing his ancestral magic.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Those were the final words uttered by Emperor Uriel Septum—played by none other than Star Trek's Patrick Stewart—before an assassin leaped out of the shadows to cut him down.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2025
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Or even those Californians, such as many in San Francisco and Los Angeles, who are just fed up with the perception that California is soft on criminals.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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The Forgotten Gender Nonconformists of the Old West Livia Gershon April 27, 2018 In the Old West, cross-dressing was sometimes a disguise for criminals on the lam.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 May 2025
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The Sea Witch By Eva Leigh Canary Street Press: 448 pages, $19 (Aug. 26) Leigh has penned a pirate romantasy with an ultra-hot relationship at its center.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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However, the sugars in a molasses spray caused an increase of beneficial insects such as adult lacewings, lady beetles, weevil parasitoids, big-eyed bugs, minute pirate bugs, and adult hover flies.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Companies must demand transparency, audit everything and treat AI like any great product—know what’s under the hood.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Back in her old ‘hood, June pauses outside a shop window.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
27 May 2025
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“Gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorilla. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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