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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Jalen Coker will be a Carolina Panther for the foreseeable future.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Oil prices dropped, however, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures last trading down 3%.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Verb
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In December 2025, Nick Reiner was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents, beloved filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer/producer Michele Reiner.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
16 June 2026
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Mangione is accused of stalking and murdering Brian Thompson, age 50, a health insurance executive and father of two, on a Manhattan street in 2024.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
15 June 2026
Noun
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And the voters are going to weigh in tomorrow to settle that score.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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See you tomorrow, Submit a deal for the Term Sheet newsletter here.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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Tom then explains the actual Trolley Problem, the philosophical debate about having to choose whether to pull a lever that will prevent a runaway trolley from killing multiple people, but will still result in the death of a single person.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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But the Israeli military has yet to fully stop hostilities, killing at least four people in separate strikes Tuesday on Lebanon, according to Lebanese state media.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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“Offing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offing. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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