as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinated
It's been one month since Charlie Kirk was assassinated while participating in a debate event at Utah Valley University (UVU), and still several questions remain.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The passage takes its name from Emperor Commodus, the ruthless leader who governed from 177 to 192 CE and was nearly assassinated in the underground walkway.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The 31-year-old conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder was assassinated last month while speaking at an event in Utah.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
In September 1974, General Prats was assassinated in Buenos Aires.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Hamas' top leadership has been assassinated, its fighting capacity severely curbed in Gaza.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Takaichi, 64, a hard-line conservative who says her hero is former British leader Margaret Thatcher, was an ally of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025
Way to honor the civil rights leader nearly 20 years after he was assassinated.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
That month was when Gabby Giffords was shot, and one of her staff members was assassinated.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The passage takes its name from Emperor Commodus, the ruthless leader who governed from 177 to 192 CE and was nearly assassinated in the underground walkway.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The 31-year-old conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder was assassinated last month while speaking at an event in Utah.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
In September 1974, General Prats was assassinated in Buenos Aires.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Hamas' top leadership has been assassinated, its fighting capacity severely curbed in Gaza.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Takaichi, 64, a hard-line conservative who says her hero is former British leader Margaret Thatcher, was an ally of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025
Way to honor the civil rights leader nearly 20 years after he was assassinated.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
That month was when Gabby Giffords was shot, and one of her staff members was assassinated.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinated
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Most American women who deal with domestic violence and are murdered, are murdered by their intimate partner.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Sandy Hook massacre, in which 26 people were murdered, including 20 children, generated new debate over gun violence legislation, but Congress took no action.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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As a large crowd watched, Hamas gunmen executed the men with shots to the back of the head.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Assassinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassinated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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