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
Chriselle Lim demonstrates that a precise center part, along with a straight style, is the perfect formula for a sharp bob that slays.
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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
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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Storrie plays a young inmate in the film who attacks and ultimately kills Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) in Arkham Asylum.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Statewide in California, the population of between 50 and 70 wolves were responsible for 175 livestock kills between January and October of last year, state data show.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Accordingly, the treatments misprescribed can be ineffective at best and harmful at worst, all while the parasite further destroys the cornea.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The bill also establishes a Class A misdemeanor if someone, without authorization of the patients, alters, forges, conceals or destroys a request for medication or rescission of a request for medication to affect a health care decision.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Perez, a 63-year-old transient man, was convicted of the child murders from 1992 through 2001 throughout Central and Northern California, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Gun murders rare Until Sunday, Australia had decades of proof that tough gun laws can make a country safer with one of the world’s lowest gun homicide rates, per capita.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
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The firm also named it one of its top picks for 2026 as the company executes its turnaround.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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At its core, a processor is a computing engine that executes instructions to complete tasks.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Slays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slays. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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