as in assassinated
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 bumped off
Ioane charged and offloaded to Tommaso Menoncello, who bumped off Elliot Daly and passed inside to midfield partner Marin to finish off.
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ABC News, 7 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
ABC News, 7 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped off
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Utah Valley University has dropped its commencement speaker, Sharon McMahon, after conservative groups criticized her over past comments about Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on campus during his American Comeback Tour in September.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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The same forces also assassinated Lebanon’s president-elect, Bashir Gemayel, in 1982 and Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2005.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The family of the cabaret artist Fritz Grünbaum, who was murdered in the Holocaust, for example, was able to recover works by Viennese Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were in Grünbaum’s vast personal collection in 2018 after decades of efforts.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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During production, Fosse insisted that Roberts spend the night in the actual apartment where Dorothy Stratten, the real-life Playboy Playmate of the Year from 1980, was murdered by her husband and manager, Paul Snider, the role Roberts was playing.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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Fox News was on the ground as authorities executed a search warrant in Spring, Texas.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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If the transaction passes the check, the transaction is executed.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Don't put away those winter coats just yet.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Passengers aboard an Etihad flight out of Abu Dhabi were ordered by crew members to put away their cameras when a flight was evacuated before takeoff during a missile alert.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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The new kid on the block knocked off all the others in voting for the best pizza in Rhode Island.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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The team last won a national championship in 1989 when Glen Rice and the Wolverines knocked off Seton Hall in overtime.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Bumped off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped%20off. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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