as in to blot out
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Recent Examples of kill off
The ending could be seen as Abel killing off a past self that was destructive and harmful.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 May 2025
The Charge killed off a Stephanie Markowski penalty and held the Frost to just one shot on goal on the advantage.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 21 May 2025
How '9-1-1' moves on after Bobby's death: Tears, anger, and surprise returns
Angela Bassett thought her '9-1-1' character would be killed off
In the laundry room, Athena finds Donnie and Graham trapped under rubble.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
But hey, this is from the same people that killed off Carl to boost ratings.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 May 2025
The Charge killed off a Stephanie Markowski penalty and held the Frost to just one shot on goal on the advantage.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 21 May 2025
How '9-1-1' moves on after Bobby's death: Tears, anger, and surprise returns
Angela Bassett thought her '9-1-1' character would be killed off
In the laundry room, Athena finds Donnie and Graham trapped under rubble.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
But hey, this is from the same people that killed off Carl to boost ratings.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kill off
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Here, what animates the score is not lust that blots out reason or the redemptive power of love.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Step 6: Dry With Towels and Groom Speed up the drying time by using old towels to blot out excess water.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some technical award handouts may be pre-taped and winners won’t appear on the live show, only cut down into edited bits sandwiched into the telecast.—
Mark Kennedy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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One is that being more attuned to the body’s needs can cut down on emotional eating.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The alien’s plan is the same across the first three of the movie’s four segments: Let the humans slaughter each other, and then ambush the last — and presumably strongest — warrior standing as a test of its own skill as a hunter.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
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The Romans slaughtered the native inhabitants, thereby bringing a sudden violent end to the Iron Age.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2025
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Sophie was working as a laundress at a federal boarding school in Pine Ridge when federal troops massacred some 250 Native people at nearby Wounded Knee in 1890.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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When civil war broke out in Libya in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring, the U.S. and European countries launched an air war against Libya to prevent Gaddafi from massacring opponents of his government.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Howerton bounced back with consecutive outs but couldn’t put away Jaley James, who cleared the bases with a double. T5 Grandview - 7 Whitesboro - 1@JaleyJames lines one into right center for a bases clearing 3 rbi double!—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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The phone pouches will be a tool to help ensure adherence to already established middle school guidelines that require students to put away their phones during the school day, said Mark Gonnella, U-46’s coordinator of culture.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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The operation included actions inland, including overnight parachute landings on strategic German sites and U.S. Army Rangers scaling cliffs to take out German gun positions.—
Medianews Group,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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Cuomo’s spokesman, Rich Azzopardi, told the newspaper that the investigation is an attempt by the president to take out one of Eric Adams' strongest competitors.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Once again, the film is about the anguish of losing a loved one and the the desire to connect with the dead one more time, the annihilating madness of grief driving a person to unspeakable ends.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2025
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Apparently the Entity, aided once again by its human helpmate Gabriel (Esai Morales), is set to annihilate humankind in four days unless Ethan and Ethan alone can disable it.—
Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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She was thrust into J.J. Yeley’s car as she was bumped off the starting grid because of ownership points.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Azzi Fudd tried to do the same seconds before but was bumped off by the aggression.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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