as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
Well, that, and the small matter of a conspiracy involving the Ministry of Defense, a neighboring assassin, and a young girl who may or may not be dead.
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
In the special, Harry (Jane Seymour) and Fergus (Rohan Nedd) are attending the wedding of Vicky (Danielle Ryan) and Corman (Muiris Crowley), when an assassin strikes.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Then there’s the NDA—the Non-Disclosure Agreement—the quiet little assassin of artistic transparency.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
In the special, Harry (Jane Seymour) and Fergus (Rohan Nedd) are attending the wedding of Vicky (Danielle Ryan) and Corman (Muiris Crowley), when an assassin strikes.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Then there’s the NDA—the Non-Disclosure Agreement—the quiet little assassin of artistic transparency.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assassin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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However, this theory was later debunked when Edgar Patino, a married man who had impregnated Touma, was found to be her murderer, according to authorities.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Marissa, who doesn't want to live happily ever after with a kidnapper, liar, and murderer, sure does.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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If confirmed by future research, the approach could provide a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, the nation's leading killer, freeing people from the need to take statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs every day.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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And a lot of things about serial killers get amplified in a way that can be dangerous.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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