as in murdering
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinating
Hezbollah, for the longest time, was strong-arming other parties, and they are accused of assassinating a former Prime Minister.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors described Glean in a sentencing letter as a rival gang member who hunted Thompson, intent on assassinating him.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Four years ago, a man was arrested outside the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh with the intention of assassinating him.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The recording bolsters the appearance that Nathan’s The Agency Group — a top PR shop in the entertainment industry whose clients have included Drake and Johnny Depp, and has frequently worked with Freedman — deployed websites featuring character-assassinating claims about Ghost.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Oil prices have surged since February 28, when the US and Israel opened aggressions by assassinating Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a series of missile strikes that also killed the commander of the IRGC, the minister of defense, and other top brass.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
The presiding judge in the case against Tyler Robinson, accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk last September, will rule on a critical defense motion today.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Harry Jacobs, who was recently named head of the office's criminal division, was also involved in the prosecution of Vance Boelter, the man accused of assassinating former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Days later, Trump, much to the surprise of even his own advisers, responded by assassinating Iran’s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in Iraq.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors described Glean in a sentencing letter as a rival gang member who hunted Thompson, intent on assassinating him.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Four years ago, a man was arrested outside the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh with the intention of assassinating him.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The recording bolsters the appearance that Nathan’s The Agency Group — a top PR shop in the entertainment industry whose clients have included Drake and Johnny Depp, and has frequently worked with Freedman — deployed websites featuring character-assassinating claims about Ghost.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Oil prices have surged since February 28, when the US and Israel opened aggressions by assassinating Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a series of missile strikes that also killed the commander of the IRGC, the minister of defense, and other top brass.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
The presiding judge in the case against Tyler Robinson, accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk last September, will rule on a critical defense motion today.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Harry Jacobs, who was recently named head of the office's criminal division, was also involved in the prosecution of Vance Boelter, the man accused of assassinating former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Days later, Trump, much to the surprise of even his own advisers, responded by assassinating Iran’s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in Iraq.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinating
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The courts once again found that Holland failed to disclose evidence during his 2011 prosecution and conviction of Brown, one of five prisoners convicted of murdering a guard at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Salahuddin was wanted by the CIA for allegedly murdering an Iranian diplomat in Maryland in 1980, and Levinson hoped the mission to deliver him to the agency would secure him full-time employment with the CIA, the source told Fox News at the time.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Taylor, 35, has been slaying this award season, not only on the red carpet but also by earning an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress in Paul Thomas Anderson's action dramedy.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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The 16-year-old son of slaying victim Yesenia Hall heard his mom’s screams from the bedroom of their third-floor apartment early Saturday.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Chef Alfred Portale leads the kitchen, executing a menu packed with unforgettable dishes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Alphabet, too, was left for dead by the Street on fears that management wasn't executing and the company's AI strategy wasn't panning out to the point the were being overtaken by others.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Assassinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassinating. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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