Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killed 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 -
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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The 53-year-old Franklin had been with Penn State since 2014, compiling a 104-45 record with five bowl wins and an appearance in the 2025 College Football Playoff, where PSU knocked off both Boise State and SMU before falling to Notre Dame in the CFP semifinal round.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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The other guy gets his wig knocked off and has an accident in his pants.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 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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In 2022, producers slaughtered more beef cows than ever before in the USDA recordkeeping.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
22 Sep. 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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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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Release the hostages and lay down your weapons—or Gaza will be destroyed, and you will be annihilated.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Detroit's secondary being decimated by injuries.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But some are cautiously celebrating, as the agreement has left many unanswered questions about the future of Gaza, which has been decimated, whether the ceasefire will hold and if Israel and Hamas can reach lasting peace.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 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 massacred approximately 1,200 people in the initial assault and took more than 250 people hostage.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
26 Sep. 2025
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Most American women who deal with domestic violence and are murdered, are murdered by their intimate partner.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Sandy Hook massacre, in which 26 people were murdered, including 20 children, generated new debate over gun violence legislation, but Congress took no action.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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