as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
The assassin that killed my friend tried to shut us up.
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Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Also on Monday, Whoopi Goldberg gave a powerful bit of advice to would-be assassins from her post on the talk show.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Another claim cited a 2018 post from Robinson’s mother’s Facebook, which showed the future alleged assassin dressed in an adidas tracksuit and squatting — a popular, apolitical meme that blew up in the 2010s, poking fun at Eastern Europeans.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2025
Republicans were more likely to believe the shooter is a Democrat, while Democrats and independents were more prone to describe the assassin as a Republican.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Also on Monday, Whoopi Goldberg gave a powerful bit of advice to would-be assassins from her post on the talk show.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Another claim cited a 2018 post from Robinson’s mother’s Facebook, which showed the future alleged assassin dressed in an adidas tracksuit and squatting — a popular, apolitical meme that blew up in the 2010s, poking fun at Eastern Europeans.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2025
Republicans were more likely to believe the shooter is a Democrat, while Democrats and independents were more prone to describe the assassin as a Republican.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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With Charlie Hunnam in the leading role, season 3 will dive into the haunting story of the notorious 1950s murderer who not only took multiple lives but also exhumed graves to create household and clothing items from human remains.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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The conservative influencer Candace Owens released an image purporting to show the alleged murderer at the outlet during an episode of her podcast.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Miami had found some urgency and regained the lead in the 66th minute when Jordi Alba, unusually in a central position, produced a killer defence-splitting pass to his former Barcelona teammate, who turned sharply and smartly before firing home from inside the box.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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The available evidence suggests that Kirk’s alleged killer, a twenty-two-year-old man from Utah without any clear political affiliation, acted alone.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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