as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way
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Recent Examples of bump off
Ioane charged and offloaded to Tommaso Menoncello, who bumped off Elliot Daly and passed inside to midfield partner Marin to finish off.
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Midway through, Clinton is bumped off at a monastery while dressed as a monk in Raquel Welch drag, and his guests must unravel the crime.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Smith, a tall 25-year-old gay Black man determined to have a fun night on the town, picks up a bag of coke and immediately does a bump off his key.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Then, just like that, the Zero got bumped off the top of the ultralight electric pump pyramid earlier this summer by the APO5C from fellow Chinese brand Nitecore, a pump that weighs roughly 10 grams less than the Zero while offering comparable performance.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
Leganes’ Oscar Rodriguez learned this the hard way in May, getting bumped off the ball with the sort of front-footed tackle Agoume enjoys.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 June 2025
YouTube continues to rake in money from advertisers worldwide, with the video giant’s ad revenue reaching $8.93 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 10.3% year over year — a solid double-digit bump off an already large haul.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
She was thrust into J.J. Yeley’s car as she was bumped off the starting grid because of ownership points.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
There is definitely a current of Aronofsky’s typical darkness in the number of bloody shootouts and all the corpses strewn around, with innocent bystanders as well as villains casually bumped off.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Midway through, Clinton is bumped off at a monastery while dressed as a monk in Raquel Welch drag, and his guests must unravel the crime.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Smith, a tall 25-year-old gay Black man determined to have a fun night on the town, picks up a bag of coke and immediately does a bump off his key.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Then, just like that, the Zero got bumped off the top of the ultralight electric pump pyramid earlier this summer by the APO5C from fellow Chinese brand Nitecore, a pump that weighs roughly 10 grams less than the Zero while offering comparable performance.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
Leganes’ Oscar Rodriguez learned this the hard way in May, getting bumped off the ball with the sort of front-footed tackle Agoume enjoys.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 June 2025
YouTube continues to rake in money from advertisers worldwide, with the video giant’s ad revenue reaching $8.93 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 10.3% year over year — a solid double-digit bump off an already large haul.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
She was thrust into J.J. Yeley’s car as she was bumped off the starting grid because of ownership points.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
There is definitely a current of Aronofsky’s typical darkness in the number of bloody shootouts and all the corpses strewn around, with innocent bystanders as well as villains casually bumped off.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump off
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Hezbollah, for the longest time, was strong-arming other parties, and they are accused of assassinating a former Prime Minister.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ali Larijani Ali Larijani, who was assassinated on March 17, 2026, was one of the Islamic Republic’s most experienced political insiders.—
Mehrzad Boroujerdi,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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Mary Callahan has a frightening theory about why her husband was murdered in Miami.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Wielding his ancient rulebook, the Lawyer spends much of the movie watching the carnage occur as a pair of sadistic twins (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy) and other hunters try to track down and murder Grace and Faith (Kathryn Newton), her estranged sister who gets roped into this mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Spoiler alert on this 400-year-old novel, but Don Quixote doesn't actually slay any giants or rescue any princesses.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026
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Merrimack did not slay the giant last week only to open the door for someone else to make it to the Hockey East championship game.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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While executing a search warrant at his home, investigators found the firearm Asphy used in the alleged crime, authorities said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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To carry out and execute the above fraud scheme, prosecutors said the defendant and her husband worked together to cause multiple interstate wire communications to occur.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Get the Kitchen in Gear Anything left in your sink or on your countertops should be dealt with and either put away or loaded into the washer.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2026
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Musa, who had two goals in a season-opening win over Toronto, put away the rebound of his own shot in the 41st minute — the first goal conceded by San Diego this season — and converted from the spot in the 54th.—
Apress,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Friday disputed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim a day earlier that Iran's navy was sunk and its air force is in tatters, and that Iran's ability to produce ballistic missiles was taken out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Typically, those shipping costs represent a modest expense, taken out of Roach’s keystone markup – a common retail strategy in which wholesale prices are doubled at the register and a store’s overhead comes out of the difference.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Bump off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20off. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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