Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killed off
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Vanessa Van Helsing wakes up from a coma to discover that a volcanic eruption has blotted out the sun, letting vampires prey 24/7.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026 -
During her first bombing, Ginny had run for shelter into a perfume shop, where the proprietress methodically moved each bottle from the streetfront vitrine into a neat line on the floor as the dust from the percussive bombs blotted out the sun.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Prior to the quarterfinal bout, Milton (14-6) entered as a dark horse in the tournament, having knocked off a series of perennial heavyweights this spring.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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Stellar industrial design, great build quality, and high-octane silicon make this a top choice, especially for this price with $250 knocked off!—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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It’s killed and slaughtered a lot of innocent people.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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The animal was originally meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim festival of sacrifice.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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But, Ewing said, the benefits of cellphone bans extend beyond academics as students are more likely to socialize with each other when their devices are put away.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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The match was great; Menšík, 20, fought through a grueling third set to finally put away Fonseca, who had been a darling of the tournament so far.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Andrew Peeke got bumped off the puck behind the net by Alex Tuch on Thompson’s second goal.—
Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ioane charged and offloaded to Tommaso Menoncello, who bumped off Elliot Daly and passed inside to midfield partner Marin to finish off.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Coming into work every day and watching your portfolio just absolutely get annihilated day after day while everyone’s getting annihilated is an experience that is a generational experience.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Fatu annihilated Reigns with another vicious clothesline and tossed him shoulder-first into the steel ring post.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Hezbollah’s leadership had been decimated by an Israeli assassination campaign, and much of its stockpile of weapons was destroyed during the war.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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After having its air force decimated by a surprise Israeli air offensive in the June 1967 war, Cairo invested more heavily in its surface-to-air missile arsenal.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Retroactively, they were interpreted as premonitions of the 1994 violence that saw many thousands of locals, primarily Tutsis, massacred at the hands of Hutu Génocidaires.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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The ethnic Hutu business tycoon was indicted on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity for allegedly arming Hutu militias that massacred more than 800,000 mostly ethnic Tutsis in 1994.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
Washington Post,
16 May 2026
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“Killed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killed%20off. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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