bump off

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Recent Examples of bump off Iyo went after Liv, but Raquel hit a pounce on Iyo, who bumped off the table. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Mar. 2026 Midway through, Clinton is bumped off at a monastery while dressed as a monk in Raquel Welch drag, and his guests must unravel the crime. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025 Smith, a tall 25-year-old gay Black man determined to have a fun night on the town, picks up a bag of coke and immediately does a bump off his key. Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025 Leganes’ Oscar Rodriguez learned this the hard way in May, getting bumped off the ball with the sort of front-footed tackle Agoume enjoys. Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bump off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump off
Verb
  • Loosely based on an unfinished novel by Federico García Lorca, a writer assassinated during the Spanish Civil War, the film explores the lives of three gay men in three time periods.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will stand trial after a Utah judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors presented enough evidence to move forward on all seven charges against him.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • My husband was murdered with three thousand people and not one person has been held accountable.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight the last few weeks as her trial was live-streamed.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The open back instantly elevates it beyond a basic long-sleeve, and the just-so crop absolutely slays.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Given their former friendship, war of words, iconic stature, legacies, and both being slain before their time, Shakur and Wallace’s murder cases have remained intertwined for decades.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her expertise lies in creating and executing marketing campaigns and events for Sacramento’s Latino community.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The production tracks the world’s richest woman returning to her bankrupt hometown with a billion-dollar rescue offer — on the condition that citizens execute her former lover — testing communal morality, complicity and corruption.
    Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kaick put away a first-touch shot off a feed from Joaquín Valiente to open the scoring in the 62nd.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, Lynch struggled to put away batters with his sinker and four-seam fastball.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • However, Newcastle were still paid what was due to them (likewise Everton, who received sell-on and solidarity payments), as the first instalment was funded through Barca taking out a bank loan.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Options such as negotiating directly with your issuer may have little to no credit impact, while hardship programs and debt management plans can provide relief without requiring you to take out new debt.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Bump off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20off. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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