1
as in kills
to deprive of life
millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease
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2
as in assassinates
to put to death deliberately
vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family
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Recent Examples of slays
Teyana Taylor slays in red at an event in Las Vegas, while Hudson Williams smiles for the cameras at Men's Fashion Week in Milan.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Chriselle Lim demonstrates that a precise center part, along with a straight style, is the perfect formula for a sharp bob that slays.
—Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
But maybe audiences will at least reach for their remotes and go to streaming for the killer doll that slays in more ways than one.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
That means, the two are booked and busy serving gothic style slays all day — with one exception.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Chriselle Lim demonstrates that a precise center part, along with a straight style, is the perfect formula for a sharp bob that slays.
—Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
But maybe audiences will at least reach for their remotes and go to streaming for the killer doll that slays in more ways than one.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
That means, the two are booked and busy serving gothic style slays all day — with one exception.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slays
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Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026
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Clara bursts through a window and kills them all.—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Politicizing the panel destroys that function.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, a team identified the molecular mechanisms behind the microbe that destroys bananas.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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That’s true at the end of the film but not at the beginning, when Jason dons the mask and murders his film professor.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Her unscrupulous, power-hungry uncle Claudius (Kôji Yakusho) murders his own brother to become king.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Using its multi-camera vision system, the robot identifies laundry items, determines their orientation and shape, and executes folding motions learned during training.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The technology also executes structured tasks under governance controls.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Slays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slays. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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