1
as in destroyed
to deprive of life
during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else
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2
as in dismissed
to reject by or as if by a vote
the Senate killed the bill by a single vote
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as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
the long hike up the mountain just about killed us
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as in fascinated
to attract or delight as if by magic
with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies
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as in deactivated
to cause to stop functioning
kill the engine before it overheats
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Recent Examples of killed
None of this comes as news to British Jews, still reeling from an attack on a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur last October, in which two people were killed.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
One person was killed and another hospitalized after a stabbing attack in Burbank Monday, according to authorities.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
This woke Next Gen car has killed the short tracks and the big ones, but the medium ones are thriving.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
This current trial comes after a lawsuit was filed by the parents of Martinez, who was killed in the May 8, 2018 crash in Fort Lauderdale.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
In 1999, two students shot and killed 12 classmates and one teacher and injured 23 others before taking their own lives at Columbine High School, near Denver, Colorado.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Hochman alleged Burke killed the 14-year-old girl on April 23, 2025, later dismembered her, and stuffed her remains in two bags that were placed into the trunk of his Tesla and left there for four months.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The fighting has killed at least 3,000 people in Iran, more than 2,000 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel and more than a dozen in Gulf Arab states.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
One person was killed and another hospitalized after a stabbing attack in Burbank Monday, according to authorities.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
This woke Next Gen car has killed the short tracks and the big ones, but the medium ones are thriving.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
This current trial comes after a lawsuit was filed by the parents of Martinez, who was killed in the May 8, 2018 crash in Fort Lauderdale.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
In 1999, two students shot and killed 12 classmates and one teacher and injured 23 others before taking their own lives at Columbine High School, near Denver, Colorado.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Hochman alleged Burke killed the 14-year-old girl on April 23, 2025, later dismembered her, and stuffed her remains in two bags that were placed into the trunk of his Tesla and left there for four months.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The fighting has killed at least 3,000 people in Iran, more than 2,000 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel and more than a dozen in Gulf Arab states.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killed
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While in the region, Curiosity recently utilized its onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite, built to search for compounds of the element carbon that are associated with life and investigate ways in which these compounds are generated and destroyed in the Martian ecosphere.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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That investigation stemmed from a June 8, 1995, fire that destroyed a ValuJet DC-9 on a runway at Atlanta.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Red Sox had never fired a manger in-season since John Henry purchased the team in 2002, and throughout the franchise’s existence no manager had ever been dismissed midseason so early in the campaign.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Last year, dozens of experts who provided independent evaluations for biomedical research were dismissed from National Institute of Health science review boards.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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In later posts on X, the chatbot reversed itself and acknowledged that its earlier reply was wrong, saying it had been deleted, and pointed to historical evidence that Zyklon B was used to kill more than 1 million people in Auschwitz gas chambers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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By later in the afternoon, the post was deleted.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The duchess wore the 14-karat gold version (a splurge at $1,100), but there are more accessible options that still feel special.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Lagomarsini, who wore gold earrings and has arm tattoos, got organized.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Alicia Johnson, who lives in Onarga in Iroquois County, said she was fascinated by the neighborhood.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Zeigler case has fascinated the public for decades.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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University officials deactivated the group the same day they were notified, citing campus policies that allow suspension of student organizations when a parent or governing body withdraws recognition or when groups violate state law.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The text messages often said that the employees' accounts were about to be deactivated and asked them to click on a link.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The family of the cabaret artist Fritz Grünbaum, who was murdered in the Holocaust, for example, was able to recover works by Viennese Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were in Grünbaum’s vast personal collection in 2018 after decades of efforts.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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During production, Fosse insisted that Roberts spend the night in the actual apartment where Dorothy Stratten, the real-life Playboy Playmate of the Year from 1980, was murdered by her husband and manager, Paul Snider, the role Roberts was playing.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Larysa was stuck in Belarus, a country allied with Russia that Nataliia despised and had refused to move to, despite her daughter’s many pleas.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Nuggets refused to engage, declining to respond on the off day.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Killed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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