killed off

verb

past tense of kill off
as in blotted out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for killed off
  1. blotted out
  2. knocked off
  3. slaughtered
  4. put away
  5. bumped off
  6. annihilated
  7. decimated
  8. massacred
Verb
  • 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
Definition of blotted out
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  • Especially in a period of economic uncertainty, that stability can mean the difference between weathering a bad year and being knocked off course.
    — Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The club also knocked off 30 per cent, which probably helped convince a lot of fans to return.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of knocked off
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  • First, the animals whose skins would become parchment—typically sheep or calves—had to be slaughtered; a complete bible required the skins of around five hundred sheep.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • After Hamas slaughtered over 1,200 people on 10/7, including more than 40 Americans, the IDF is reactivating 45 military bases spread out between Israel and Jordan.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of slaughtered
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  • In 1985, some 42 million watched the Royals put away the Cards.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • Try to put away more of your income to save for future goals.
    — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of put away
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  • Handre Pollard's grubber was scooped up by center Jesse Kriel, who bumped off two Scots to score.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of bumped off
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  • Instead, El Fasher was annihilated.
    — Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake.
    — Curbed editors, Curbed, 23 June 2026
Definition of annihilated
Verb
  • The passage of the CCCA would replicate the disastrous 2010 Durbin Amendment, which decimated debit card rewards.
    — Raquel Mitchell, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Student loans are rising, graduate jobs are being decimated, and AI is threatening to make essay writing a redundant practice.
    — Eric Francia, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of decimated
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  • At least 100,000 Poles were massacred by the UPA.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
  • Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
Definition of massacred
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“Killed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killed%20off. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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