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Recent Examples of assassination
Jackie Kennedy never had the suit cleaned The day after the assassination, Jackie returned to the White House and finally removed the suit to bathe.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Lissu's American lawyer, Robert Amsterdam, says the opposition leader — who survived being shot 16 times in a 2017 assassination attempt – faces the death penalty if convicted of treason.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
After serving out the remainder of President John Kennedy’s term following the 1963 assassination, President Lyndon Johnson won 85% of the district’s vote and its three electoral votes, which were a drop in the bucket of a landslide electoral win (486-52) over Barry Goldwater.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This November's elections come at the close of an already turbulent year, where a rise in political violence included the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the firebombing attack on the Pennsylvania governor's residence.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Lissu's American lawyer, Robert Amsterdam, says the opposition leader — who survived being shot 16 times in a 2017 assassination attempt – faces the death penalty if convicted of treason.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
After serving out the remainder of President John Kennedy’s term following the 1963 assassination, President Lyndon Johnson won 85% of the district’s vote and its three electoral votes, which were a drop in the bucket of a landslide electoral win (486-52) over Barry Goldwater.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This November's elections come at the close of an already turbulent year, where a rise in political violence included the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the firebombing attack on the Pennsylvania governor's residence.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassination
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To take it from idea to information to knowledge to execution.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The firm praised management’s execution and says the stock is highly underappreciated by investors.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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The horrifying reports of the massacre of hundreds of Sudanese civilians after the Darfur city of El Fasher was captured by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week were the latest chapter in a brutal conflict that has killed more than 150,000 people over the past two and a half years.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The first of the previous massacres in Darfur occurred in the town of El Geneina, in April, 2023; fifteen thousand unarmed civilians were killed.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Kohbergers’ pride in Bryan was shattered by the revelation that he was suspected of and later admitted to the slaughter.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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One wonders if Christ, who stormed the temple shouting that the Lord demands mercy, not sacrifice, freeing lambs and goats meant for ritual slaughter, would cheer bruin thrill killing.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement In April 2021, Min Aung Hlaing personally agreed at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting to the Five Point Consensus intended to end the bloodshed and open a path toward dialogue.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the prison was unprepared to deal with the bloodshed.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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Since the boycott, PEN has donated to Palestinian aid organizations, highlighted writers and journalists who have been targeted and killed by Israel, and released a report on the deliberate destruction of Palestinian cultural heritage.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Consumers and retailers should destroy affected products and not return them, as Gold Star will issue refunds with proof of destruction.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
5 Jan. 2026
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And even then, SDSU would need help from carnage in the American.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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As the party collapses into collective, mob-like madness, despair is unleashed along with paranoia, depravity, violence, and carnage.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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