as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
The 384-page hardcover focuses on the game's main antagonist, crime lord Jaylen Vrax, and his intimidating assassin droid ND-5.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
With a little more ease than should be the case and at the expense of gripping mystery taking shape, James and Jonny piece together a conspiracy involving local mobsters and Yakuza led by coke-snorting assassin Nakamura (multitalented Japanese artist Miyavi).
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
In fact, her role as Princess Pei Pei in Shanghai Noon is what led her to play assassin O-Ren Ishii in the Kill Bill films.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
With a little more ease than should be the case and at the expense of gripping mystery taking shape, James and Jonny piece together a conspiracy involving local mobsters and Yakuza led by coke-snorting assassin Nakamura (multitalented Japanese artist Miyavi).
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
In fact, her role as Princess Pei Pei in Shanghai Noon is what led her to play assassin O-Ren Ishii in the Kill Bill films.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
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The show’s initial cast, all of whom were writers as well, featured a murderer’s row of comic talent in Candy, Joe Flaherty, Levy, Andrea Martin, O’Hara, Harold Ramis and Dave Thomas; Moranis joined later in the show’s run, as did Martin Short.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, a jury found Townsend guilty of endangerment and concealing a homicide, but the murderer is still out there.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Despite heart disease being the number one killer of American women, women are underrepresented in clinical trials.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
5 Feb. 2026
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Season 4 focuses on the search for a missing Navajo girl, which takes Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito from the safety of Navajo Nation to the gritty terrain of 1970s Los Angeles in a race against the clock to save her from an obsessive killer with ties to organized crime.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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