as in murdering
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinating
Since the start of the war in 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence has claimed responsibility for assassinating several senior Russian officers, some of whom have appeared on a public list of Ukraine’s enemies.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
Yes, assassinating their leaders might have played into that.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 May 2026
Mangione is accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Adam Sabes , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Making a disgusting joke about assassinating the President #2.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
This comes on top of at least 15 years of US-Israel assassinating Iranian university scientists and their families.
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Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Israel appears to have taken the lead on assassinating even low-level figures linked to Iran’s nuclear program while systematically degrading the knowledge centers that could prove useful in the future.
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Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors described Glean in a sentencing letter as a rival gang member who hunted Thompson, intent on assassinating him.
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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.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
Yes, assassinating their leaders might have played into that.
—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 May 2026
Mangione is accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
—
Adam Sabes , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Making a disgusting joke about assassinating the President #2.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
This comes on top of at least 15 years of US-Israel assassinating Iranian university scientists and their families.
—
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Israel appears to have taken the lead on assassinating even low-level figures linked to Iran’s nuclear program while systematically degrading the knowledge centers that could prove useful in the future.
—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinating
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The ruling handed down on Tuesday affirmed the judgment of a May 2025 hearing presided over by Cuyahoga County judge Nancy Margaret Russo, the same judge who found Shirilla guilty of murdering her boyfriend, Dominic Russo (no relation) and their friend, Davion Flanagan, in a 2022 car crash.
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Sam Worthington leads the series as David Burroughs, a father serving a life sentence for murdering his own son five years ago.
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The new team, nicknamed the Vatreni (the blazers or the fiery ones), was considered a rank outsider, and few expected the masterful giant-slaying campaign that Croatia delivered.
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Kim — who faces murder charges in a 2016 killing in San Jose and a 2018 slaying in Westminster — was flown into Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, booked into the Anaheim city jail, turned over to the San Jose Police Department and then transported to Santa Clara County.
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Markets may not simply reward utilities exposed to electricity demand growth, but rather those capable of executing projects at unprecedented scale and complexity.
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In May, Reuters reported that a Sudanese RSF commander who had been arrested after videos surfaced of him executing people in El Fasher was released from prison and is back on the battlefield, back to active duty.
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