as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
In the days after Kirk’s death, politicians, law enforcement, and many media outlets tried to parse the meaning of the assassin’s inscriptions—to find a motive or assign blame.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Thompson’s death was greeted with horror and sympathy for the victim’s family but also with disturbingly widespread support for the assassin—fueled by outrage at insurers, whom many fault for blocking medical care.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
After diplomatic negotiations, the Iranian state called off its assassins in 1998.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
One week later, on May 15, assassins forced Valdez, 50, from his car at midday and shot him at least a dozen times in downtown Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Thompson’s death was greeted with horror and sympathy for the victim’s family but also with disturbingly widespread support for the assassin—fueled by outrage at insurers, whom many fault for blocking medical care.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
After diplomatic negotiations, the Iranian state called off its assassins in 1998.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
One week later, on May 15, assassins forced Valdez, 50, from his car at midday and shot him at least a dozen times in downtown Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
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The masked murderer attempted to kill Sidney (Neve Campbell) in a bathroom in the original 1996 Scream, and succeeded in offing Phil (Omar Epps) in a movie theater bathroom stall in the 1997 sequel.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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In many cases, drug lords, murderers all over our country.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Related Stories The killer’s costume-shop Edvard Munch mask gets pulled off, revealing his identity, and this is followed by some chatter about how Ghostface often turns out to be more than one person.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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With 2022's Scream and 2023's Scream 6, Barrera became the new lead of the meta horror franchise as Sam Carpenter, the secret love child of deceased Ghostface killer Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich), who returned in ghost form to taunt her daughter from beyond the grave.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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