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
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  • Someone had apparently vandalized Altman's Wikipedia page, claiming he was assassinated in Seattle.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But when The Satanic Verses was published in 1988, the novel was declared by some as blasphemous, and then-Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for Rushdie to be assassinated, leading the author to go into hiding until 1998.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of assassinated
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  • Itzkowitz is the eldest son of Albert Itzkowitz, who was brutally murdered in broad daylight at Kissena Park in Queens on the afternoon of May 18.
    — Simcha Itzkowitz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Security footage showed the van leaving the Home Depot parking lot shortly before Fandrich was murdered.
    — Lauren Clark, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of murdered
Verb
  • Within four months, the other members of the selectorate, worried that Beria was a threat, arrested him in a committee session and subsequently executed him.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Highspring supported the team by helping coordinate key operational workstreams so the business could continue moving with focus and momentum while advisors, auditors and internal teams executed in parallel.
    — Brian Waller, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of executed
Verb
  • Joe also takes the chance to collaborate with Coop on a new and more effective system for putting away the toys, which is a relief to Coop.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of put away
Verb
  • Thunderstorms that sweep through the Kansas City area producing brilliant flashes of lightning and booming thunder knocked off power to around 10,000 customers in the Kansas City area.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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 14 Aug. 2026.

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