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assassination

noun

Definition of assassination

as in execution

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Recent Examples of assassination The regime tried to cover up its assassination of a Post columnist eight years ago. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 Henriette Reker, who served two terms as the mayor of Cologne, Germany, until last year, survived an assassination attempt, in 2015, by a far-right assailant angry about migration. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026 The assassination of local councilwoman Marielle Franco inspired some Black women to run for office, Matos Almeida said, but political violence and insufficient resources continue to hinder the participation of women in politics. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 One of the allegations made at the time was the 2023 assassination of a prominent Indian political and religious figure in Canada. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assassination

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Small details are attended to with flawless execution—when the night is chilly, blankets appear at the dinner table; housekeeping and pool maintenance is timed so as not to interfere with your presence; transfers and shuttles are booked with ease.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
CameraJet applied that formula to a device most consumers associate with a $10 drugstore purchase, raising the stakes on execution.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of execution

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Two of the massacres happened in the space of a few hours late Saturday night and in the predawn hours of Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Ernest Medina was acquitted of all charges related to the My Lai massacre after a military court found insufficient evidence to convict him.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of massacre

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One of the leading explanations for its origin goes back to an older meaning of the word ‘bucket’ — a beam or yoke from which animals could be suspended during slaughter.

— Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Now, as then, the dehumanization of Arab and Muslim lives is embedded in the very language used to describe their slaughter.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

Americans across the political spectrum agreed that the bloodshed had been a colossal waste of money and human life.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Sheeran should not have to share his views on the bloodshed and suffering in Gaza and the West Bank.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bloodshed

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Sixty-five percent of Gazans agreed that armed resistance had failed to protect Palestinians and had instead brought destruction.

— Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Look past the 1951 setting, however, and the movie's anti-war message about humanity being on a crash course to destruction has never lost its poignancy.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of destruction

Noun

Whether or not Hal was right to entice Zoe (upon whose shoulders the carnage ultimately falls), his decision to circumvent the Guardians’ chain of command is what ultimately leads to countless deaths and his imprisonment for reckless endangerment.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Instead of lots of action, violence, carnage and suspense, the show with Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer tells a very different kind of story.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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