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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That ornery cleric was Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, a grand ayatollah assassinated almost certainly by Saddam’s order in 1999.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Israel has assassinated many of Hamas’ top military and political leadership.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Both Johnson’s and Pritzker’s comments came before Labor Day weekend in Chicago, when there were 58 people shot and eight murdered.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Britain, for example, a man named Kyle Clifford murdered three members of the same family, all women, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The long sordid legal saga came to a somber end in January 2024 when Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed via nitrogen gas in Alabama after being convicted in a murder-for-hire plot.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Others incorrectly stated that the killers had executed their plan to perfection.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Anything that's safe to store in these rooms should still be put away in an airtight plastic container with a lid to keep environmental elements out.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here in his little 80-page grin-inducing edition published by Titan Books featuring those intimidating Klingons during their downtime, Spiotto lets his imagination run rampant in envisioning just what existence is like after the antagonism and combat plans are put away.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Illini last season knocked off a program record-tying four Top 25 opponents, and their six Big Ten wins were their most since 2007.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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In 2017, at Fenerbahce Arena in Istanbul, Latvia knocked off Turkey.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Bumped off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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