Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killed off
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News and weather reports record that smoke blotted out the Sun on one out of every three days, and sometimes sunlight never pierced the darkness.—
Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Urban skyglow has robbed many of us of our night skies and the vast majority of the population of the United States now lives in regions where the stars are mostly blotted out by excessive lighting.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Ole Miss, new head coach and all, knocked off Georgia in the Sugar Bowl Thursday night.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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And on Monday, the Falcons knocked off the Rams 27-24.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Dec. 2025
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In September, at least 89 Christians were reportedly slaughtered by jihadists at a funeral and in surrounding fields.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
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That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Dec. 2025
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By splicing pop songs and familiar meme formats into cruel detainment footage, ICE strains to attract a younger demographic, hoping to convince people that the agency is a vibrant—and trollishly funny—organization engaged in the noble work of putting away bad guys.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Simplify tidying by carrying a serving tray through your home and collecting items that need to be put away elsewhere, which will save you from making multiple trips.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 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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Her anger stems from a catastrophic event that annihilated the clan's homeland.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Dec. 2025
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Bayonne’s most notable movie moment in this century was a brief appearance in Steven Spielberg’s 2005 War of the Worlds (it was annihilated by aliens).—
Andrew Rice,
Curbed,
2 Dec. 2025
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In that game, the 49ers were decimated at quarterback as Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson suffered injuries.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Turbulent oil markets, government corruption and years of crippling sanctions have decimated Venezuela’s economy, despite the country sitting on one of the largest oil reserves in the world.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Two months later, more than 100 people were massacred in Yelwata, a largely Christian community in the southeastern state of Benue, according to Amnesty International.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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When their recent champion is massacred in the arena, Ashur and Korris head to the docks where the enslaved are held, looking for potential new fighters.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Killed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killed%20off. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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