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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The new kid on the block knocked off all the others in voting for the best pizza in Rhode Island.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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The team last won a national championship in 1989 when Glen Rice and the Wolverines knocked off Seton Hall in overtime.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Pigs were illegally slaughtered there.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Halal is hand-slaughtered by Muslims.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Michigan had more than enough to put away Arizona, notably with 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara going for 26 points to lead five players in double figures.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Brazilian put away a goal with ease, leveling the match in the 37th minute.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
4 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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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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Their radar is 100 percent annihilated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Their radar is 100% annihilated.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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That design was rebuilt in three days between festival weekends in 2018 after being decimated by 50 mph winds.—
Niyaz Pirani,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Her father, whose own finances were decimated, acknowledged that money was at the root of the change.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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During the confrontation, Hussein and his followers were massacred, but the imam’s quest for justice became a defining value of Shiite identity, fostering a sense of revolutionary duty to fight oppressors at any cost.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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Tradition says that on the 10th of Muharram, Husayn and his companions met Yazid’s military on the battlefield and were massacred.—
Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Killed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killed%20off. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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