as in murdering
to put to death deliberately
the hit man was rumored to have offed at least three people in the last year alone
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Recent Examples of offing
Thad Moore, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
That blackmail could be in the offing.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
One of them, Elle (Sophie Thatche), is haunted by a nefarious murderer, the Leather Man, who is offing women around the city.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
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Noun
For that to happen, however, lots of construction was in the offing.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
That blackmail could be in the offing.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Verb
Too bad then that the man holding a debt over his head (Jonathan Coyne) is actually planning on offing him in his last match.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
One of them, Elle (Sophie Thatche), is haunted by a nefarious murderer, the Leather Man, who is offing women around the city.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offing
Noun
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The Giants are desperate for productive hitters in their lineup, so Eldridge has likely secured his spot in the majors for the foreseeable future.—
Mike Barner,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Ultimately, watching Ethan dare to imagine a future for herself proved too wonderful a feeling not to share in.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Verb
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The ruling handed down on Tuesday affirmed the judgment of a May 2025 hearing presided over by Cuyahoga County judge Nancy Margaret Russo, the same judge who found Shirilla guilty of murdering her boyfriend, Dominic Russo (no relation) and their friend, Davion Flanagan, in a 2022 car crash.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
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Sam Worthington leads the series as David Burroughs, a father serving a life sentence for murdering his own son five years ago.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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Power of compounding, $1 today is worth more than $1 tomorrow.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Prime Day kicks off tomorrow, but there are some excellent deals already out there on some of our favorite gear, such as this DJI Neo drone, which is $30 off.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
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Since the start of the war in 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence has claimed responsibility for assassinating several senior Russian officers, some of whom have appeared on a public list of Ukraine’s enemies.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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Yes, assassinating their leaders might have played into that.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Established in 2023, the biennial prize is given in recognition of next-gen multidisciplinary artists working at the intersection of art, media, and technology to explore notions of futurity and transformation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 Nov. 2025
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This reading list offers resources for engaging with Indigenous thought, resistance, and futurity.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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Kim — who faces murder charges in a 2016 killing in San Jose and a 2018 slaying in Westminster — was flown into Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, booked into the Anaheim city jail, turned over to the San Jose Police Department and then transported to Santa Clara County.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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When Kostyuk hired Zaniewska, her main experience coaching on the WTA Tour was with Alizé Cornet, the French player with a penchant for slaying top-10 stars at Grand Slams.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Autonomous agents are now executing these actions independently.—
Jeffrey Highman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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New York police executing a search warrant raided an LGBTQ+ bar called the Stonewall Inn, and some of the patrons resisted as officers continued interrogating them and bar employees.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Verb
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In January 2024, Mansfield confessed to killing 18-year-old Carol Ann Barrett more than four decades earlier.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
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He is accused of killing a man on March 13, 2022, Broward court records show.—
Sofia Saric
June 23,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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“Offing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offing. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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