as in to blot out
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Recent Examples of kill off
In the end, Marinis decided to kill off Beltran, who dies of internal bleeding due to her injuries.
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Max Gao, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
In an interview with Deadline, Marinis explained the decision to kill off a doctor, the choice of Monica, were others considered and how Monica’s ending fit the character’s history of putting her patients first.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
After all, their long-term goal is more likely to kill off network TV, not shore it up.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
If possible, let your mattress air out in natural sunlight—this can help with smells and even kill off some bacteria, according to Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
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Max Gao, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
In an interview with Deadline, Marinis explained the decision to kill off a doctor, the choice of Monica, were others considered and how Monica’s ending fit the character’s history of putting her patients first.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
After all, their long-term goal is more likely to kill off network TV, not shore it up.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
If possible, let your mattress air out in natural sunlight—this can help with smells and even kill off some bacteria, according to Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kill off
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Urban skyglow has robbed many of us of our night skies and the vast majority of the population of the United States now lives in regions where the stars are mostly blotted out by excessive lighting.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Childhood photos are also here, bearing the red time stamp from the 1990s and family members whose faces have been blotted out.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Butchering an animal for meat — slaughtering cows, pigs, lambs — was an act of necessity, not pleasure.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2025
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Giving up 1,700 terrorist hostages from Israel, basically create a potential pathway to statehood, because of an invasion two years ago that slaughtered Israelis, there's a lot here that still has to play out.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
5 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement There was also a growing feeling that a few more mistakes in Sweida and in coastal Latakia, where Syrian forces massacred Alawites in early March, and the world could turn against the new President.—
Hassan Hassan,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Hamas is a terrorist group that provoked a terrible war by massacring civilians.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Owners should also put away toys before bedtime, which will likely keep them calm in the middle of the night.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Then seal them in envelopes and put away for planting next spring.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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All the original Hinas on Kele had to assume Jason was toast if new Hina lost, so why not even the score by losing and taking out an original Uli in Shannon instead?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, Brittany Ghiroli and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that James Click, the Blue Jays' vice president of baseball strategy, was taken out of the running for the top gig in Colorado.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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It's designed to match players of similar skills into game lobbies and create a gameplay experience that doesn't pit new or casual players against hard-core players or pros who will likely annihilate them.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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But when a sector dwindles to five companies—or four, or three, or two, or just one—the collective action problem is annihilated by the inevitable coziness among the executives of the incestuous industries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Leganes’ Oscar Rodriguez learned this the hard way in May, getting bumped off the ball with the sort of front-footed tackle Agoume enjoys.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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YouTube continues to rake in money from advertisers worldwide, with the video giant’s ad revenue reaching $8.93 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 10.3% year over year — a solid double-digit bump off an already large haul.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Someone who wasn’t at the birthday party mowed a lawn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Let’s take a closer look at the best mowing height and timing to prepare your lawn for the cold ahead.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kill%20off. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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