bumped off

verb

past tense of bump off
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 Handre Pollard's grubber was scooped up by center Jesse Kriel, who bumped off two Scots to score. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Andrew Peeke got bumped off the puck behind the net by Alex Tuch on Thompson’s second goal. — Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 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
  1. assassinated
  2. murdered
  3. executed
  4. put away
  5. knocked off
Verb
  • In the days after the Zacatecas slayings, a mayor was assassinated in his office in the central state of Morelos and a journalist was shot dead in Oaxaca, in the south.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • What happened Vance Boelter, the man who assassinated former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband at their home last summer, was sentenced on Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years in prison.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 24 July 2026
Definition of assassinated
Verb
  • One actor who is less likely to return in a present-day capacity is Zayas, whose character, Victor Ochoa, was murdered in the season 1 finale.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • Dennis Rader murdered 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas, area between 1974 and 1991 while living what appeared to be a normal suburban life with his family.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of murdered
Verb
  • That means his desire to step up into duels and defend on the front foot will need to be executed carefully, to avoid exposing the space behind a high line that was breached too often on the counter-attack last season.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of executed
Verb
  • Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.
    — Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • On the counter-attack, Paintsil put away a feed from Marco Reus with a first-touch finish that opened the scoring in the 13th minute.
    — Daily News, Daily News, 26 July 2026
Definition of put away
Verb
  • Players from both benches continued to flock from the bullpen onto the field, and several players’ helmets were knocked off during the incident.
    — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
  • Spain will take on defending champion Argentina in the championship game on Sunday after the Spaniards upset France and Argentina knocked off England in the semis.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of knocked off

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“Bumped off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped%20off. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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