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
Andrew Peeke got bumped off the puck behind the net by Alex Tuch on Thompson’s second goal.
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Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Ioane charged and offloaded to Tommaso Menoncello, who bumped off Elliot Daly and passed inside to midfield partner Marin to finish off.
—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
Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Ioane charged and offloaded to Tommaso Menoncello, who bumped off Elliot Daly and passed inside to midfield partner Marin to finish off.
—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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This happened with the shooting at NFL headquarters in New York City, when Charlie Kirk was assassinated, and to a lesser extent, with the recent incident at the White House Correspondents dinner.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Luistro also cited threats made by the vice president during an online news conference in 2024 to have Marcos, his wife and Romualdez killed by an assassin if she herself was assassinated, as their political disputes escalated.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The quirky, all-ages murder mystery features a starry ensemble including Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson and Nicholas Braun, as well as the voices of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Regina Hall and Patrick Stewart as the sheep who try to figure out who murdered their shepherd.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Tate was murdered along with celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and writer Wojciech Frykowski.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Chasing Horse was taken into custody in 2023 after Las Vegas police executed a search warrant at his home.—
Sean Mandell,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Federal and state law enforcement executed search warrants in Minnesota early on April 28 in connection with an ongoing fraud probe that has embroiled the state, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The research suggests that staving off loneliness requires putting away our devices and connecting with other people in person.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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New York elevated its defense to put away Atlanta.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Woodbridge’s Isabella Parker knocked off the two-time defending champion in the girls 100 freestyle.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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However, Notre Dame Academy (Hingham) is quite familiar with difficult schedules and the Cougars knocked off another titan Friday.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bumped off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped%20off. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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