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Recent Examples of mafioso
But there’s a catch, a gimmick even, as De Niro stars opposite himself, playing both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, the notorious Italian American mafiosi.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
That leads to plenty of buddy scenes, as the two very different men begin to enjoy each other’s company via such moments as having to swim to shore after being unceremoniously pushed off a ship by the threatening mafiosi.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
That leads to plenty of buddy scenes, as the two very different men begin to enjoy each other’s company via such moments as having to swim to shore after being unceremoniously pushed off a ship by the threatening mafiosi.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mafioso
Noun
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Polish media have also reported on his connections to gangsters and the world of prostitution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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Historically speaking, a half-Mexican woman isn’t usually the first in line to write a story about a violently ambitious gangster, which is what excited me most about it.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Teresa’s husband, Sergio, was murdered by the mobster Enrico Vigilante—someone authorities stopped trying to find due to internal politics.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
3 June 2025
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In high school, his best friend was Al Capone Jr., the Chicago mobster’s son.—
Julia M. Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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His hoodlum phase in New York was re-created at the Lenox Lounge in Harlem.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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The gang specialized in hijacking cars and guarding bootleg liquor shipments for other hoodlums during the Prohibition era.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mafioso. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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