as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinated
This week in literary history, Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City.
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Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026
Just days after lawmakers finished business, House DFL leader and former speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated at their Brooklyn Park home.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Similarly, moments after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University, an eyewitness recorded and posted a TikTok video that went instantly viral.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
The All American Halftime Show was heavy on guitars, Americana, and Christian praise, and was bracketed by tributes to Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was assassinated in September.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in September while speaking at a Utah university, established Turning Point USA in 2012 to encourage young people to engage in free speech and advocate for conservative policies.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
These attacks often provided a larger cultural pretext for the campaigns of extralegal political violence that terrorized Black voters in the South, assassinated political leaders, and marred the integrity of several of the region’s major elections.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
The designation has since been renewed multiple times as the country faces a host of crises, including widespread violence by armed gangs, food insecurity, displacement and a leadership vacuum after the president was assassinated in 2021.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
But unlike King, who was assassinated in 1968, Mandela would live to see the realization of his dream.
—Jeremy Helligar, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026
Just days after lawmakers finished business, House DFL leader and former speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated at their Brooklyn Park home.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Similarly, moments after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University, an eyewitness recorded and posted a TikTok video that went instantly viral.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
The All American Halftime Show was heavy on guitars, Americana, and Christian praise, and was bracketed by tributes to Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was assassinated in September.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in September while speaking at a Utah university, established Turning Point USA in 2012 to encourage young people to engage in free speech and advocate for conservative policies.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
These attacks often provided a larger cultural pretext for the campaigns of extralegal political violence that terrorized Black voters in the South, assassinated political leaders, and marred the integrity of several of the region’s major elections.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
The designation has since been renewed multiple times as the country faces a host of crises, including widespread violence by armed gangs, food insecurity, displacement and a leadership vacuum after the president was assassinated in 2021.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
But unlike King, who was assassinated in 1968, Mandela would live to see the realization of his dream.
—Jeremy Helligar, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinated
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And Hila Abir, the sister of Lotan Abir, also murdered at the Nova festival, spoke at the Knesset hearing.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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Families were ripped apart, with most, including mothers with children and the elderly, sent straight to death in gas chambers that at their peak murdered 6,000 people a day.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Talik Rashaun Garcia, 36, was arrested following a search warrant at an apartment on Peterborough Street, executed by officers from the Boston Police and Mass State Police, BPD said in a statement.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Evidence from two search warrants executed last week in connection with the Guthrie investigation is still being processed, the sheriff's department said today.—
Liz Kreutz,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Assassinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassinated. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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