KILLED OFF Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

killed off

verb

past tense of kill off

as in blotted out

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Californians suffered from terrible air quality, struggling to breathe amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a sooty plume blotted out the sun.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Now, fireflies have become scarce, the July nights have grown too hot for comfort, and the summer skies are often blotted out by smoke.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of blotted out

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Spain will take on defending champion Argentina in the championship game on Sunday after the Spaniards upset France and Argentina knocked off England in the semis.

— Bob Harkins, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Porro broke free for the second goal and received a pass back from Olmo, who got the touch just before getting knocked off his feet by defender Dayot Upamecano.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of knocked off

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Per the title, Aang is the last surviving airbender after his pacifist brethren were slaughtered by a belligerent, expansionist Fire Nation.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026
Deputies unlawfully confiscated Cedar, who was then slaughtered before his family ever had the chance to challenge the seizure in court.

— Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

Definition of slaughtered

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In addition to staying actively cleaning while doing laundry and not ticking the task off my to-do list until everything is put away, my mom has imparted a few more pieces of wisdom over the years.

— Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 19 July 2026
But the right-hander couldn’t put away Lee, whose clutch hit gave Detroit its 10th win in 13 games.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of put away

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Local newspapers and magazines have been particularly decimated by the cultural shift to online and social platforms.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
Seven days later, as injuries decimated their rotation, the Astros summoned Lambert to slot in as a substitute.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of decimated

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In an effort to starve the Native Americans of the Great Plains, white settlers massacred many millions of North American buffalo between 1870 and 1890, piling the animals’ skulls into monstrous mounds reaching up to the sky.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
At least 100,000 Poles were massacred by the UPA.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026

Definition of massacred

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