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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. cut down
  3. knocked off
  4. slaughtered
  5. put away
  6. bumped off
  7. annihilated
  8. decimated
Verb
  • Those shots blotted out what had been an inspiriting effort by the Valkyries’ bench unit.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Those in the eclipse's path were treated to an incredible display as the moon completely blotted out the sun and revealed its outermost layer, which for a few minutes appeared as a striking glowing ring.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of blotted out
Verb
  • If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
  • Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026
Definition of cut down
Verb
  • Huntington Beach knocked off Yorba Linda to go to 5-0 for the first time since 1998.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The first knocked off Blaney’s hat, and the second connected with Blaney’s left cheek.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked off
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  • Still, a currency collapse last year and high inflation triggered widespread unrest, and the regime slaughtered thousands in a brutal crackdown.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • What to Read Providence, by Max Barry Seven years before the start of this novel, an alien species slaughtered everyone aboard a human spaceship—Earth’s first contact with extraterrestrials.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of slaughtered
Verb
  • Don’t put away your Adidas tracksuit just yet; Oasis is coming back for seconds.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Oregon struggled to put away Boise State in Eugene in week one, ultimately winning 34-27.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of put away
Verb
  • There’s a moment in the movie when the Ben Affleck character has bumped off her lover.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of bumped off
Verb
  • This powerful dream sequence shows Sarah and the rest of Los Angeles utterly annihilated by a nuclear blast.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Just 75 hours after Hiroshima, a second atomic bomb annihilated another Japanese city, killing 73,000 people.
    — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of annihilated
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  • The conflict in Gaza has left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and decimated the enclave.
    — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The conflict in Gaza has left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and has decimated the enclave.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of decimated
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