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Recent Examples of kill off
To obviate Russia’s threat, Ukraine does not need to kill off every Russian soldier.
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
That could be sufficient to kill off Earth’s major subduction zones, since without water, there might be no subduction (plus, there would be less water for carbon dioxide to dissolve into in the first place).
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Idaho spent $3 million the past two years on copper poisoning to treat the Snake River, just enough of a concentration to kill off the invasive species and still under the limit for drinking water.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
This is simply heating milk to kill off bacteria.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
That could be sufficient to kill off Earth’s major subduction zones, since without water, there might be no subduction (plus, there would be less water for carbon dioxide to dissolve into in the first place).
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Idaho spent $3 million the past two years on copper poisoning to treat the Snake River, just enough of a concentration to kill off the invasive species and still under the limit for drinking water.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
This is simply heating milk to kill off bacteria.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 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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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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Overcome with fury, the King announces his plan to slaughter anyone who was complicit, including his own grandmother.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 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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This is now a rising, maturing team with enough mental toughness to put away bad opponents despite bad luck and maddening officiating.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Engine Red + Soft Lilac Pastels like lilac are typically put away for the season once fall comes, but why?—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
11 Oct. 2025
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For buyers who took out car loans in the pandemic years, those trend lines do not bode well.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Stearns said his Massachusetts courtroom was not the proper place to consider the petition since Arthur was taken out of the state one hour before the case was filed.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
15 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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Toxic, Chappell Roan-belting girlboss… or alien among us sent to annihilate all of living Earth?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 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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Do your best to maintain a healthy, lush lawn by watering correctly, keeping the soil nutrient-rich, and mowing at the correct height for your type of lawn turf.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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Around the house or farm, the USDA says habitat modifications can help prevent ticks, including mowing the grass, removing trees, reducing shade by thinning trees and placing mulch barriers.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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