as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinated
Franco is the sister of Marielle Franco, a Rio councilwoman, feminist and human rights activist who was assassinated in 2018.
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Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Several days after this event, right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University.
—Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Since the United States assassinated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in 2020, Iran has attempted even more attacks.
—Colin P. Clarke, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Carla’s friend Mike (played in Beauty form by Joey Pollari) was already assassinated for lifting their shots, so audiences have good reason to worry for Carla.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Gun violence is an issue close to Kerr’s mind, as his father Malcolm Kerr was assassinated while serving as the president of the American University of Beirut in 1984.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Another recently pulled in over $553,000 on a prediction on whether Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be removed from power after the Iranian leader was assassinated in joint US and Israeli airstrikes on Friday.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
That is exactly what has begun in Iran, after months of succession planning with the expectation that 86-year-old Khamenei could be assassinated.
—Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
What’s left of the Iranian regime is now even more vulnerable, as many top political and military leaders have been assassinated in the first two days of war.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Several days after this event, right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University.
—Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Since the United States assassinated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in 2020, Iran has attempted even more attacks.
—Colin P. Clarke, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Carla’s friend Mike (played in Beauty form by Joey Pollari) was already assassinated for lifting their shots, so audiences have good reason to worry for Carla.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Gun violence is an issue close to Kerr’s mind, as his father Malcolm Kerr was assassinated while serving as the president of the American University of Beirut in 1984.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Another recently pulled in over $553,000 on a prediction on whether Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be removed from power after the Iranian leader was assassinated in joint US and Israeli airstrikes on Friday.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
That is exactly what has begun in Iran, after months of succession planning with the expectation that 86-year-old Khamenei could be assassinated.
—Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
What’s left of the Iranian regime is now even more vulnerable, as many top political and military leaders have been assassinated in the first two days of war.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinated
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Davis believes her ex-husband was murdered, although a coroner ruled his death an overdose, the attorney said.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Murder is only a federal crime under certain circumstances, including when a person is murdered to prevent them or someone else from sharing information with federal authorities.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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But Hefty said that blurs the oversight executed by DERM.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Terra Innovatum Global has executed its first procurement order for nuclear-grade graphite with Mersen, marking a pivotal transition from design preparation to physical deployment of its SOLO micro-modular reactor.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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