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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinations
Noun
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There have been a number of executions linked to the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran over the last few weeks.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026 -
There were executions, mostly of the revenge variety, and not ordered by the politburo in Hanoi.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Planting seasons, river baptisms, torture, prayers, African dialects, poverty, massacres, lynchings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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The world sees the massacres in Lebanon.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Assassinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassinations. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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