as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
Swedish investigators said the shooter was no professional assassin – but another teenage boy who had been recruited to kill.
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ABC News, 12 June 2026
The queen would go on to become the longest-serving British monarch of all time—surpassing 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022—while Jackie’s time as first lady was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, not yet three years into her tenure.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 June 2026
Released in the summer of 1996 after winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the unconventional biopic about feminist writer and would-be Andy Warhol assassin Valerie Solanas announced Harron as a major new director and gave star Lili Taylor the best part of her career.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Cat was first introduced as a member of an assassin network the BAU was tracking, but later became one of Reid’s most notable enemies, going so far as to frame him for murder in season 12.
—Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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ABC News, 12 June 2026
The queen would go on to become the longest-serving British monarch of all time—surpassing 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022—while Jackie’s time as first lady was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, not yet three years into her tenure.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 June 2026
Released in the summer of 1996 after winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the unconventional biopic about feminist writer and would-be Andy Warhol assassin Valerie Solanas announced Harron as a major new director and gave star Lili Taylor the best part of her career.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Cat was first introduced as a member of an assassin network the BAU was tracking, but later became one of Reid’s most notable enemies, going so far as to frame him for murder in season 12.
—Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
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Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The curse of season two is why Big Little Lies became a boring courtroom drama, True Detective became a running joke, and Landry became a murderer.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Episode Eight really turns the trope of a woman being pursued by a masked killer on its head.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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Heuermann caved as evidence grew overwhelming, Brown says While the public saw the serial killer from afar, Brown had a rare perspective, having spent countless hours with Heuermann after being assigned to the case on day one.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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