killing off

present participle of kill off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for killing off
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the 2025 Perseids happened to coincide with the appearance of a waxing gibbous moon, which bleached the sky with moonlight, blotting out all but the brightest members of the ancient meteor shower.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But documents reviewed by CNN show that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer did the same — taking out two mortgages in one year, appearing to list both homes as primary residences.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Who was the bigger threat worth taking out?
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And that confidence and identity have carried over into the first two weeks of the season, from putting away a good Houston Texans team in the opener to pulling away from the Tennessee Titans this past weekend after trailing late in the third quarter.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Its marketing materials show robots handing an apple to a human, making coffee, putting away groceries and dishes, pouring drinks, and watering plants.
    Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There were only two upsets this week, with Indiana thrashing Illinois 63-10 and Texas Tech knocking off Utah 34-10.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Tom Pelphrey stars as one of the home invaders who is knocking off a biker gang’s stash houses.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some discussed potential restrictions included the ban of roosters, the ban of slaughtering chickens and requirements around upkeep.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
  • These small banks are slaughtering the low expectations the market set for them.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Distilled water was slowly poured in the sand bed, carrying off the brownish tannic acids.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • Then comes fall, and a lot of people think they are done with the lawn for the season, except for mowing and raking leaves.
    Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, IndyStar, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid using nitrogen-heavy fertilizers, watering the grass more often than needed, or letting the grass get too tall since mowing longer grass means cutting more than ⅓ of the blade.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Killing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20off. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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