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Recent Examples of assassination
Anonymous Ukrainian intelligence officials even admitted to journalists that Kyiv was behind the assassination, but Ukraine did not officially confirm responsibility.
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Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
This is clear in the contrast between the death mask that was shown to the public after her assassination, a softened, youthful version, and her real death mask, which shows the facial rigidity of a 60-year-old woman.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
She’s tacitly involved in what will be an assassination and then has go back into the party, which is this joyous event for everybody else, in that kind of chaotic mental state and with that kind of guilt.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
In 1981, this open-air concept would prove nearly detrimental, as John Paul II was shot during an assassination attempt while riding in a Fiat 1007 Nuova Campagnola in St. Peter's Square.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
This is clear in the contrast between the death mask that was shown to the public after her assassination, a softened, youthful version, and her real death mask, which shows the facial rigidity of a 60-year-old woman.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
She’s tacitly involved in what will be an assassination and then has go back into the party, which is this joyous event for everybody else, in that kind of chaotic mental state and with that kind of guilt.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
In 1981, this open-air concept would prove nearly detrimental, as John Paul II was shot during an assassination attempt while riding in a Fiat 1007 Nuova Campagnola in St. Peter's Square.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassination
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While a streamlined approach to the extraction shooter genre from the studio behind Halo and Destiny sounds like a recipe for casual and hardcore gamer gold, the execution leaves all the hype behind.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Hutchinson's legal team has sought to stop the execution, pointing to trauma suffered during the former Army Ranger's service as a mitigating factor.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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India has blamed Pakistan for the massacre, a charge Islamabad denies.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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In the Dark: The Killings in Haditha In the Dark: The Killings in Haditha delves into the tragic 2005 massacre in which U.S. marines killed numerous Iraqi civilians in Haditha, revealing the profound anguish of the victims’ families and the lack of accountability from the American government.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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At my university, University of Southern California, a multi-ethnic ecumenical cohort held candlelight vigils, teach-ins, and rallies demanding an end to the slaughter.—
Sandy Tolan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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Before that, mass demon slaughter in Path of Exile 2. Blue Prince?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The strikes were marked by bloodshed as clashes between protesters and police grew violent.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Some Americans, especially within Native American communities, have argued to change the focus of the holiday in part because of the bloodshed and devastation the Italian explorer left behind.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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Despite trillions of dollars at stake, forest destruction—and the corporate role in driving it—is still widely treated as a peripheral issue.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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That's because full destruction of the Iranian program is impossible at this point.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The show tells the stories of young soldiers caught in the abyss of the Vietnam War and the protest movement that sought to end the carnage.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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What all his films have in common is an intellectual curiosity as fierce as the carnage.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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