as in murdering
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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Johnson, Evans and Pascal – and while certainly thoughtful, the film's strengths are upended by a mood-murdering melancholy.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025 -
In the worst killing spree in Germany’s post-war history, a former nurse was jailed in 2019 for life for murdering 85 of his patients.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus a month ago today, has asked a judge for permission to wear civilian clothes in court and to appear without shackles and cuffs.—
Michael Ruiz , Lee Ross,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Casual killings at point-blank range, vicious motorcycle jackings, tossing someone off a building, assassinating the actual Mark Cuban (playing himself) — this, in the movie, is what the good guys do.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The number of homebuyers taking out VA loans also increased in August, rising 3 percent year-over-year nationwide—bucking the trend observed for conventional loans, which declined 9 percent year-over-year in the same month.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Literally sitting on the ground, probably kneeling and just watching the television, taking out the tape, rewinding it, putting it back in and watching it over and over again.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Reeves is currently on Broadway with his Bill & Ted co-star Alex Winter, slaying in Waiting for Godot at the Hudson Theatre.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the serial killer known as John Doe is ritualistically slaying victims by turning the seven deadly sins into symbolic, atrocious murders.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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By putting away the Jayden Daniels-less Commanders, Kansas City raised its odds slightly from +500.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s fine if your ideal rom-com is familiar enough to enjoy while strolling room to room putting away laundry or watching via a second screen while your first displays Da Bears game.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, while probing what origami was doing in papers about the Ising model, Galashin came across a question that caught his attention.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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And that then links to their view of what they’re justified doing in response to the grievances.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Currently, there is no information available regarding the size of area burned or the crew executing the prescribed fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The brokers who win are the ones who keep believing, keep executing, and never let the pressure change their approach.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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There were several games to keep an eye on — most notably the Arizona Wildcats knocking off the defending NCAA champion Florida Gators.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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But the Panthers probably weren’t knocking off the Bills regardless of the backfield split, especially with three offensive linemen leaving with injuries.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Bumping off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumping%20off. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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