BUMPING OFF Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

bumping off

verb

present participle of bump off

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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Recent Examples of bumping off In bumping off Ecuador 2-0 Tuesday night in the friendly confines of Estadio Azteca, Mexico has set up Telemundo (and to a lesser extent, Fox) for a post-holiday blockbuster against England. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026

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Two members of an Orange County street gang were found guilty of murdering a man while attempting to carry out an armed robbery under the direction of the Mexican Mafia, authorities said.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
He was convicted of murdering six people and supervising a drug operation, receiving a sentence of life in prison.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

Definition of murdering

Verb

Then, a few weeks later, Israel blew up the ongoing talks by assassinating both Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas representative leading peace talks in Qatar, and Mohammed Deif, a top decision-maker inside Gaza.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Attorneys at a key hearing for the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk sparred over whether a police interview should be made public, with Kirk’s family attorney saying that sealing it will only sow distrust in the justice system.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 July 2026

Definition of assassinating

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Foster, 58, was ordered held without bail on Thursday for slaying 39-year-old Julia Anderson during a property dispute, cops said.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
An Oregon man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for a November 1981 Griffith cold case slaying.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

Definition of slaying

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But no series ostensibly for children has worked harder to guilt-trip adults into taking better care of their pets or belongings than the Toy Story movies, in which the mere act of putting away playthings is tantamount to mass murder.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Try one undistracted meal a week Finding the time for just one dedicated family meal a week — putting away the phone for 20 to 30 minutes during breakfast, lunch or dinner — could be worth it when the nightly affair is simply not going to happen.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 16 June 2026

Definition of putting away

Verb

Aviation accidents also pose a risk to people on the ground, especially in formation maneuvers like those the Apache pilots were doing in South Carolina.

— Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Daeron has not yet appeared in House of the Dragon but is mentioned in the second season’s sixth episode when Alicent asks her brother Gwayne (Freddie Fox) how Daeron is doing in Oldtown.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

Definition of doing in

Verb

Evaluation frameworks, orchestration, agent definitions and business rules should evolve independently from the intelligence executing them.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
But the nationwide total last year nearly doubled compared to the year prior, with 11 states executing 47 inmates – 19 of whom were in Florida, DPIC data shows.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

Definition of executing

Verb

Other contenders on the stage gave far better answers, but Jackson is the one who is on the cusp of becoming the Democratic nominee in Maine, where the party has its most realistic shot at knocking off an incumbent Republican Senator.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 23 July 2026
But if Bellingham leads the Three Lions to immortality, knocking off the reigning champ in the process, Icons certainly won’t be complaining.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

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