hit list
Americannoun
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a list of persons singled out as targets for murder.
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a list of people or programs to be acted against or disposed of.
noun
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a list of people to be murdered
a terrorist hit list
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a list of targets to be eliminated in some way
a hit list of pits to be closed
Etymology
Origin of hit list
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Next on the U.S. hit list is Delcy Rodríguez, Mr. Maduro’s second in command.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
Tips have flooded social media: everything from signing up with a parent's email and moving to platforms not explicitly named on the government's hit list, to using VPNs, which can disguise a user's location.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
Chavez denied passing word of any hit list, telling the jury: “I did not, and would not, ever harm someone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Blackmon is second all-time on the Rockies’ career hit list behind Todd Helton, who finished with 2,519.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
But right now, I needed to talk to Aech, to warn him that he was next on the Sixers’ hit list.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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