as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinated
That ornery cleric was Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, a grand ayatollah assassinated almost certainly by Saddam’s order in 1999.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Israel has assassinated many of Hamas’ top military and political leadership.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Last year, Israel assassinated Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
The opening segment in which a key Soviet figure gets assassinated is one the highlights in an uneven mix of dirty spy games tied to a shadowy American spy organization called Caddis and family dysfunction of two broods.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Village League representatives were assassinated by activists, and most of the Palestinian population continued to regard the PLO (and the various political factions that constituted it) as their sole legitimate representative, despite its illegality.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Its fighting force has been pummeled by Israel, its charismatic leadership has been all but assassinated and its ceasefire negotiators face unprecedented pressure from Arab governments to give up its weapons and its rule.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
After her husband – a presidential candidate – is assassinated in front of her, Seo Munju (Gianna Jun) tries to find the truth behind his death.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Equally salacious, many historians prescribe to the idea that Pasolini was assassinated for his political views.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Israel has assassinated many of Hamas’ top military and political leadership.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Last year, Israel assassinated Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
The opening segment in which a key Soviet figure gets assassinated is one the highlights in an uneven mix of dirty spy games tied to a shadowy American spy organization called Caddis and family dysfunction of two broods.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Village League representatives were assassinated by activists, and most of the Palestinian population continued to regard the PLO (and the various political factions that constituted it) as their sole legitimate representative, despite its illegality.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Its fighting force has been pummeled by Israel, its charismatic leadership has been all but assassinated and its ceasefire negotiators face unprecedented pressure from Arab governments to give up its weapons and its rule.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
After her husband – a presidential candidate – is assassinated in front of her, Seo Munju (Gianna Jun) tries to find the truth behind his death.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Equally salacious, many historians prescribe to the idea that Pasolini was assassinated for his political views.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinated
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Both Johnson’s and Pritzker’s comments came before Labor Day weekend in Chicago, when there were 58 people shot and eight murdered.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Britain, for example, a man named Kyle Clifford murdered three members of the same family, all women, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The long sordid legal saga came to a somber end in January 2024 when Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed via nitrogen gas in Alabama after being convicted in a murder-for-hire plot.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Others incorrectly stated that the killers had executed their plan to perfection.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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