slain

verb

Definition of slainnext
past participle of slay
1
as in killed
to deprive of life millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease

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2
as in murdered
to put to death deliberately vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family

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Recent Examples of slain Rhaenyra’s aunt, Rhaenys, is slain in the fight, and Aegon is mutilated, his own dragon left for dead on the field. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 People cross the street past a large billboard showing portraits of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) in central Tehran on June 8, 2026. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026 Iran is preparing for a week of mourning, beginning on Friday, for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s slain Supreme Leader. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 3 July 2026 Tipu himself was found slain near a passageway once used to bring water into the fort; it’s dubbed the Water Gate. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for slain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slain
  1. killed
  2. murdered
  3. destroyed
  4. assassinated
  5. executed
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  • Though the World Cup avoided issues with ICE raids at stadiums, the agency this summer has been responsible for shootings that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The state, then called Vargas, had another natural disaster in 1999, when landslides killed thousands.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of killed
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  • Showcasing its range, a different Britain’s Most Notorious Crime Investigations ep tells the story of Mahek Bukhari, a TikTok influencer who murdered her mother’s lover and his friend in a high-speed car chase.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 July 2026
  • The Girl in the River centers on an experienced criminologist and a young psychologist who head to a small Mississippi town after a girl is murdered and her twin sister goes missing.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of murdered
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  • But just like all other houses in Collins First Nation, her home was completely destroyed by the fires.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The 1951 Flood claimed lives, destroyed homes and businesses, and scattered one of Kansas City’s largest Hispanic communities.
    — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of destroyed
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  • One of the most famous examples comes from Archbishop Óscar Romero, who was assassinated in 1980 and declared a saint by Pope Francis in 2018.
    — Gina Perez, The Conversation, 21 July 2026
  • The 48-year-old daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte is accused of corruption, bribery, misappropriating millions in government funds and threatening to have the current president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, assassinated.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
Definition of assassinated
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  • Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer convicted of the 1987 death of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, is to be executed at noon on that date.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • The award is being executed in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and is intended to speed the transition of the company’s technology from development into operational use.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
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