bumped off

past tense of bump off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped off
Verb
  • The president assassinated, then Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights [Movement].
    Susan Young, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Americans are divided over whether or not there should be public commemorations of Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today, according to new polling.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In the 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • He’s murdered, essentially, and the Innies have run amok.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona and Texas have executed men by lethal injection, while South Carolina has used both the firing squad and lethal injection.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Mahdi is the fifth inmate executed by South Carolina in less than eight months as the state makes its way through prisoners who ran out of appeals during a 13-year pause on executions in the state.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Jamar Ricketts played a low cross from the left side to the near post where Judd put away a first-touch shot before Musovski beat defender Dave Romney and goalkeeper Daniel to an arcing ball played by Albert Rusnák and scored on a header into a wide-open net.
    Jon Becker, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
  • Season three will pick up in the aftermath of the second season finale, which saw Maggie make a choice to put away her long-standing grudge against Negan.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
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“Bumped off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped%20off. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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