as in to blot out
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Recent Examples of kill off
That was the route also taken by Succession star Brian Cox whose character also was killed off early in the series’ final season.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 May 2025
After a few hours in Abby’s shoes, as Ellie stalks through Seattle killing off her friends, their roles are reversed.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Or imagine, if after killing off Ned Stark, the only remaining major season one character was Arya, and there was no Tyrion, Jon Snow, Sansa, Dany, Cersei, Jaime and others.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
But European settlers and trappers killed off most of the big cats living in the eastern two-thirds of the continent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 May 2025
After a few hours in Abby’s shoes, as Ellie stalks through Seattle killing off her friends, their roles are reversed.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Or imagine, if after killing off Ned Stark, the only remaining major season one character was Arya, and there was no Tyrion, Jon Snow, Sansa, Dany, Cersei, Jaime and others.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
But European settlers and trappers killed off most of the big cats living in the eastern two-thirds of the continent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kill off
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Where To See The Milky Way In 2025 The collective brightness of up to 400 billion stars may seem easy to see, but the wonderous sight is blotted out by light pollution.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Going forward, good organizations will calculate how to roster stars that don’t blot out the constellation.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
19 May 2025
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This can seriously cut down the chances of data breaches, especially since the institution isn’t holding onto all that sensitive personal info in one place.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The multi-coated glass cuts down on chromatic aberrations (distortion or color fringing sometimes seen around objects in bright sunlight).—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
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Sure enough, a kill counter popped on screen as enemies poured into a room out to get slaughtered.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
15 June 2025
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Corporal Scott and his battalion lead the charge but the human squad is slaughtered by a superior alien force.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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My mother once told me that Japanese soldiers lined up her friends in schools and churches for what appeared to be routine roll calls, only to massacre them.—
Butch Meily,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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World & Nation ‘From dictatorship to occupation’: Syrian civilians caught in Israeli advance April 9, 2025 The scenes Wednesday echoed those seen last month, when pro-government factions descended on Syria’s coastal region and massacred more than 1,000 civilians.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Budget cuts Parents who want to save some money by cutting their kids’ hair can put away the bowls: The Campbell Express Library is hosting a hairstylist and licensed cosmetologist with over 20 years of experience who will demonstrate how anyone can cut hair.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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Ross has put away his checkbook The one thing Ross can’t be mistaken for is a frugal NFL owner.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Cena accidentally took out the referee Dan Engler, leading to a GTS and a visual pinfall by Punk.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Ginsberg also noted that the grind back to record highs comes as large speculators take out larger short positions, betting that prices will fall.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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The region has been on edge for the past two years as Israel seeks to annihilate the Hamas group, an Iranian ally, in the Gaza Strip, where war still rages after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.—
Elena Becatoros,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The universe seems stable, but an unlikely shift in the Higgs field, a quantum field that pervades all of space, could trigger a bubble that passes through the universe, annihilating all matter.—
Andrea Gawrylewski,
Scientific American,
3 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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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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