assassinations

noun

plural of assassination
as in executions

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  1. executions
  2. massacres
  3. slaughters
Noun
  • Global rise Amnesty International said in May that recorded executions worldwide rose 78% in 2025 to 2,707, the highest number documented by the rights group since 1981.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Iran has also continued its crackdown on the opposition; according to the United Nations, executions of political prisoners and dissidents are surging.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of executions
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  • In 2022, an ex-policeman armed with a gun and knife stormed into a nursery in the country's north and murdered 24 children and 12 adults in one of Thailand's deadliest massacres.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of massacres
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  • By the eighth century, Charlemagne was organizing mass slaughters of the animal while the Church, wary of its earlier status as living god, denounced the bear as lewd, noting its disturbing resemblance to humans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of slaughters
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