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assassination

noun

Definition of assassinationnext
as in execution

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Recent Examples of assassination The day after Kirk’s assassination, Twiggs told investigators, Robinson nervously paced their apartment and expressed regret. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 When the judge was discussing whether assassination photos could be published by the media, his parents and Erika Kirk bowed their heads, looking solemn. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Oswald, who was arrested shortly after JFK’s assassination in Dallas, denied the charges. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026 On September 6, 1901, a setting intended to showcase the thrill of a new century instead became the scene of a presidential assassination. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assassination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassination
  1. execution
  2. massacre
  3. slaughter
  4. bloodshed
  5. destruction
  6. carnage
Noun
  • What ‘Higher-Performance Marketing’ Means Higher-performance marketing is not measured by speed of execution.
    — George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This, together with the execution of Lyanna’s father and oldest brother by Rhaegar’s father, the titular Mad King Aerys II, spurs Lyanna’s betrothed, Robert Baratheon (Callum Woodhouse), to move against Aerys.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of execution
Noun
  • Eric Bana plays Avner, a Mossad operative sent to hunt down the Palestinians whom Israel holds responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • So please do not celebrate Palestinian steadfastness as though we were placed on this earth to provide inspiring images of survival between massacres.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of massacre
Noun
  • The defining absence of Palestinian slaughter thus looms over the film.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This is because the costs of maintaining a herd—feed, fertilizer and equipment—have gone up as a result of tariffs and drought, so fewer farmers breed cows for slaughter, which restricts beef supply.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of slaughter
Noun
  • The bloodshed returns after another 11-year hiatus, but the spatter is messier, thicker, and darker, seeping into a new vision by Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Jean called on Haitian authorities to take the necessary steps to stop the bloodshed and dismantle the armed groups.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bloodshed
Noun
  • While images of destruction flooded social media, 68-year-old Chris White, a lifelong resident of Kauai and the owner of a rental home in Poipu, noted that much of the island was spared significant damage.
    — GENE JOHNSON, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Palestinians possess no natural gift for grief and there is nothing beautiful about enduring destruction and death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of destruction
Noun
  • That everyone commits so fearlessly — and with such straight faces — to the Zellners’ berserk world-building is a joy to behold, aided by a terrific jukebox soundtrack and a chaotic, entropic plot that builds and builds to insane levels of carnage.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Most notably, the infamous Circa Survivor saw nearly one-third of its record 25,017 entries (at $1,000 each) bounced by the Bolts — and by the way, include me in the carnage.
    — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of carnage

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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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