as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinated
His efforts were greatly aided, Kirkpatrick reports, by the fact that so many of them feared for their lives—after several of their fellow-scientists had been assassinated in Israeli operations.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
While Senesh was hailed as a hero, Kastner was reviled and assassinated by his own countrymen for negotiating with the Nazis.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
His father, Malcolm Kerr, was a respected University of California, Los Angeles professor who was assassinated in 1984 while serving as the president of the American University in Beirut.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Tyler, Andrea’s making the point that on the surface there are talks happening but there are no real direct negotiations at those highest levels, in part because so many people have been assassinated.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Some protests elsewhere in the nation were cancelled after a gunman that day assassinated a Minnesota state legislator and her husband, and wounded another state lawmaker and his wife.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Ali Larijani Ali Larijani, who was assassinated on March 17, 2026, was one of the Islamic Republic’s most experienced political insiders.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Abe was assassinated during a speech in Japan in 2022.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Israeli military killed Iran’s intelligence minister, the latest senior Iranian figure to be assassinated in Israel’s intensifying campaign to destabilize the Islamic Republic.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
While Senesh was hailed as a hero, Kastner was reviled and assassinated by his own countrymen for negotiating with the Nazis.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
His father, Malcolm Kerr, was a respected University of California, Los Angeles professor who was assassinated in 1984 while serving as the president of the American University in Beirut.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Tyler, Andrea’s making the point that on the surface there are talks happening but there are no real direct negotiations at those highest levels, in part because so many people have been assassinated.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Some protests elsewhere in the nation were cancelled after a gunman that day assassinated a Minnesota state legislator and her husband, and wounded another state lawmaker and his wife.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Ali Larijani Ali Larijani, who was assassinated on March 17, 2026, was one of the Islamic Republic’s most experienced political insiders.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Abe was assassinated during a speech in Japan in 2022.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Israeli military killed Iran’s intelligence minister, the latest senior Iranian figure to be assassinated in Israel’s intensifying campaign to destabilize the Islamic Republic.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinated
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The pain was particularly acute for worshippers who knew people who had been murdered or kidnapped by Hamas fighters.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Just months before launch, a white police officer murdered George Floyd in the streets of Minneapolis.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Also in attendance was Randy Gardner, whose brother was the last person to be executed by firing squad in Utah, in 2010.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Investigators also executed a search warrant at the student's residence and seized several electronic devices, according to the sheriff's office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Assassinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassinated. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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