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
Kerry Washington completely dismissing Seth Meyers’s home life absolutely slays.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
With the Land Rover Terrain Response System offering modes comprising Eco, Dynamic, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud & Ruts, Sand, Rock Crawl, and Wade, the tech takes the geographic and meteorological elements and slays them with a flick of a control.
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John Scott Lewinski,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
Shortly after becoming husband and wife, Grace milks another loophole in the hide-and-seek rulebook and slays Titus, thereby sending the rest of the High Council to slaughter at the hands of their demonic overlord, Le Bail.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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.
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Omenaa Boakye,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
That means, the two are booked and busy serving gothic style slays all day — with one exception.
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Michelle Lee,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
With the Land Rover Terrain Response System offering modes comprising Eco, Dynamic, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud & Ruts, Sand, Rock Crawl, and Wade, the tech takes the geographic and meteorological elements and slays them with a flick of a control.
—
John Scott Lewinski,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
Shortly after becoming husband and wife, Grace milks another loophole in the hide-and-seek rulebook and slays Titus, thereby sending the rest of the High Council to slaughter at the hands of their demonic overlord, Le Bail.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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
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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Prosecutors argued that Song planned an ambush with the intent to kills officers, while the defense argued that Song fired into the ground after seeing Gross point his gun at a protester and that the shot that hit the officer might have been a ricochet.
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Fragile Lebanon ceasefire faces new strain as Israeli gunfire kills two, threatening a broader truce.
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That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.
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Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.
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An agent that cannot reliably query real-time pricing and inventory, or that cannot preserve brand logic through a checkout flow, destroys the value that luxury merchants have spent decades building.
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April freeze destroys crops Early on the morning of April 21, temperatures in Maryland dropped into the low 20s after weeks of unseasonably warm weather.
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Kingpin’s enforcer Buck Cashman (Arty Froushan) shockingly murders Deputy Mayor Daniel Blake (Michael Gandolfini) in a showdown of Fisk’s two right-hand men.
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Geillis, on her quest to install Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne, murders her husband as a blood sacrifice and walks through the stones.
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When an agent executes a refund policy, a credit decision, an escalation rule—that is your operating model running in production.
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Director Wes Craven executes a masterclass in tension, shock, and subverting expectations.
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“Slays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slays. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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