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The oil spill is responsible for the killing of thousands of birds.
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Pasztor confessed to the killings and pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two murder counts.
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Bradley was convicted at trial in December of obstruction of justice but acquitted of murder charges related to the 2014 killings of Reserve couple Kenneth and Lakeitha Joseph.
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Law-enforcement officials and lawmakers also blame drug traffickers for the killings, which have included 12 teenagers.
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The victim’s girlfriend was a witness to the killing and is headed to Britain.
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Garduna was booked into jail a day after the killing, according to jail records.
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Bishop, who was sentenced to life in prison, had found out she was passed over for tenure prior to the killings.
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Four people are charged in connection to the killing of 17-year-old Ally Steinfeld, a transgender teen.
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The protests were part of ongoing community reaction to the March 18 killing of unarmed black man Stephon Clark by Sacramento police officers.
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First Known Use of killing
15th century
Examples of killing in a Sentence
he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up
a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night
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Prediction for the season: What's next for Salazar, the former Sombra Negra soldier who was last seen in the thick of a killing spree?
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The broader trends offer no surprises: executions are down, but Texas is still the nation's killingest state.
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Some may call it killing time; Ms. Shestakovskaia thinks of it as research.
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Some may call it killing time
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So maybe does that free Arya up to put all those killing skills to use against the White Walkers?
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Killing time is no idle task in this Wild-Blues playoff series.
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But Mr. Smith reported them to the police, bringing their killing spree to an end.
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The killing spree, according to court documents, was modeled after the horror film in which the United States government designates a 12-hour period where all crimes, including murder, are legal.
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First Known Use of killing
15th century
killing Synonyms
Synonyms
antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious;
Antonyms
humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical;
Near Antonyms
earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty;
affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical);
Related Words
amusing, diverting, entertaining;
clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany;
facetious, flip, flippant, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery;
priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry;
blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful;
KILLING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of killing for English Language Learners
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: an act of killing someone or something
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: a large amount of money
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