as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
Fifteen blocks from where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel, a tribute is being performed for his alleged assassin.
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Kate Andrews,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
Swedish investigators said the shooter was no professional assassin – but another teenage boy who had been recruited to kill.
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
The queen would go on to become the longest-serving British monarch of all time—surpassing 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022—while Jackie’s time as first lady was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, not yet three years into her tenure.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
Released in the summer of 1996 after winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the unconventional biopic about feminist writer and would-be Andy Warhol assassin Valerie Solanas announced Harron as a major new director and gave star Lili Taylor the best part of her career.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
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Kate Andrews,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
Swedish investigators said the shooter was no professional assassin – but another teenage boy who had been recruited to kill.
—
ABC News,
12 June 2026
The queen would go on to become the longest-serving British monarch of all time—surpassing 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022—while Jackie’s time as first lady was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, not yet three years into her tenure.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
Released in the summer of 1996 after winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the unconventional biopic about feminist writer and would-be Andy Warhol assassin Valerie Solanas announced Harron as a major new director and gave star Lili Taylor the best part of her career.
—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
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There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.
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It was censored in France, and later linked to a real-life murderer.
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Inside, the lobby sets a welcoming, midcentury tone with killer tunes, Swedish kili armchairs, beachy lifestyle coffee table books, and 1970s stoneware lighting.
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Scores of protesters appeared in front of the Supreme Court in late April to support people who say they were harmed by the weed killer and other chemicals, in allegiance with the Make America Healthy Again movement.
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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