as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way
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Recent Examples of bump off
Leganes’ Oscar Rodriguez learned this the hard way in May, getting bumped off the ball with the sort of front-footed tackle Agoume enjoys.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 June 2025
YouTube continues to rake in money from advertisers worldwide, with the video giant’s ad revenue reaching $8.93 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 10.3% year over year — a solid double-digit bump off an already large haul.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
She was thrust into J.J. Yeley’s car as she was bumped off the starting grid because of ownership points.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Miller was bumped off the top power-play unit in favour of Jonathan Lekkerimäki.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
There is definitely a current of Aronofsky’s typical darkness in the number of bloody shootouts and all the corpses strewn around, with innocent bystanders as well as villains casually bumped off.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 June 2025
YouTube continues to rake in money from advertisers worldwide, with the video giant’s ad revenue reaching $8.93 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 10.3% year over year — a solid double-digit bump off an already large haul.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
She was thrust into J.J. Yeley’s car as she was bumped off the starting grid because of ownership points.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Miller was bumped off the top power-play unit in favour of Jonathan Lekkerimäki.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
There is definitely a current of Aronofsky’s typical darkness in the number of bloody shootouts and all the corpses strewn around, with innocent bystanders as well as villains casually bumped off.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump off
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Kirk was assassinated during a Turning Point USA event on the campus of Utah Valley University in September.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Political commentator Candace Owens, does not believe the official story that Charlie Kirk was assassinated by Tyler Robinson even though Robinson confessed to multiple people and investigators put together a concrete timeline of events.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Germany, every day, one woman is being murdered by her husband, boyfriend, whatever.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 2017, the Gardaí received a tip that the Kinahans had hired Imre Arakas, an Estonian hit man known as the Butcher, to murder James Gately, a member of the Hutch gang who lived in Belfast.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the serial killer known as John Doe is ritualistically slaying victims by turning the seven deadly sins into symbolic, atrocious murders.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Buckeyes and Ryan Day still need to slay the Michigan monster at the end of this book, and both have dates with a suddenly feisty UCLA.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the demands of a home crowd make that a more complicated gameplan to execute at Old Trafford than Anfield.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Owners should also put away toys before bedtime, which will likely keep them calm in the middle of the night.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Then seal them in envelopes and put away for planting next spring.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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All the original Hinas on Kele had to assume Jason was toast if new Hina lost, so why not even the score by losing and taking out an original Uli in Shannon instead?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, Brittany Ghiroli and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that James Click, the Blue Jays' vice president of baseball strategy, was taken out of the running for the top gig in Colorado.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Bump off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20off. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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