bumped off

past tense of bump off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped off
Verb
  • Just days earlier, Erika’s husband had been assassinated during a public speaking event in Utah.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative figure, was assassinated on Wednesday while speaking at a college campus in Utah.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered on Wednesday during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Tuesday evening, ahead of the official start of New York Fashion Week, at Cipriani Wall in Manhattan, Brandice Daniel and her team executed an evening dedicated to artisans and creatives.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.
    KC Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a contest that quickly became a matter of which team could shoot itself in the foot less, the Broncos put away the Titans 20-12 Sunday for a season-opening win at Empower Field.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Its marketing materials show robots handing an apple to a human, making coffee, putting away groceries and dishes, pouring drinks, and watering plants.
    Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ravens by 17 Chargers at Raiders (+3½) The Chargers knocked off division rival Kansas City to win in Brazil in the first-ever NFL game streamed on YouTube.
    Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
  • He was knocked off course several times.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Bumped off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped%20off. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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