as in to blot out
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Recent Examples of kill off
Raising the base storage model also gives the company a way to kill off its double storage perk, which typically bumps up from 128GB to 256GB for free if buyers pre-order.
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Chlorine is added to disinfect and UV radiation helps kill off additional microorganisms.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
City’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester United earlier in the day gave Arsenal the chance to all but kill off their chances of taking the league title, with a would-be nine-point gap leaving Pep Guardiola’s side with an huge mountain to climb in the remaining 16 matches.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The precedent is there, though, for Stranger Things to kill off characters in order to convey how big this story is supposed to feel.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Chlorine is added to disinfect and UV radiation helps kill off additional microorganisms.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
City’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester United earlier in the day gave Arsenal the chance to all but kill off their chances of taking the league title, with a would-be nine-point gap leaving Pep Guardiola’s side with an huge mountain to climb in the remaining 16 matches.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The precedent is there, though, for Stranger Things to kill off characters in order to convey how big this story is supposed to feel.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kill off
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And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Nothing a shot of mezcal with the pucker of sour apple can’t blot out.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In Jonathan Miles’s novella, a man is tasked with saving an island sanctuary by slaughtering thousands of goats.—
Ron Charles,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In late December, mass protests erupted across Iran, leading security forces to massacre thousands of people over the course of several days in January.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hamas fighters swept across the border fence from Gaza and massacred more than 1,000 people.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Pannakara urged the crowd to practice mindfulness every day and put away their phones.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The couple aims to put away about $1,200 a month, hoping to someday have enough saved for a down payment on a house.—
Eliza Shapiro,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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As Zelensky spoke, video footage played on the wall behind him showing new Ukrainian technology taking out Russian drones – harsh reality contrasting with the policy wonkery in the room.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Charlie Mickel, fresh from taking out one of the favorites, Cooper Woods, in the previous round, faced another Australian in Matt Graham this time around.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Its project is annihilating transformation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Usually these particles almost immediately disappear again by annihilating each other—but not this time.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Midway through, Clinton is bumped off at a monastery while dressed as a monk in Raquel Welch drag, and his guests must unravel the crime.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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Smith, a tall 25-year-old gay Black man determined to have a fun night on the town, picks up a bag of coke and immediately does a bump off his key.—
Ana Osorno,
Them.,
21 Nov. 2025
Verb
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To keep geese away from your yard, mow the grass less often.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
15 Feb. 2026
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Those who are approved will receive a total of 18 free lawn mows from April through October, a set number each month, with no further scheduling or calls needed, according to an email from the city.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kill%20off. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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