as in to murder
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinate
Much of the series’ pathos hinges on the growing schism between mother and son as Kanan begins to understand the horrors of Raq’s machinations and deceit (including tricking him into assassinating his biological father), leading him to try to go into business for himself.
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Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Regime forces tried multiple times to assassinate the two men.
—Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
An outspoken supporter of LGBTQ and immigrant rights and one-time organizer in the Solidarność trade union movement, Adamowicz was assassinated in 2019.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Trent, who once attempted to assassinate Bradford back upstairs on earth, finally finds confirmation that Bradford and his administration have lied about the lack of survivors on earth.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Regime forces tried multiple times to assassinate the two men.
—Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
An outspoken supporter of LGBTQ and immigrant rights and one-time organizer in the Solidarność trade union movement, Adamowicz was assassinated in 2019.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Trent, who once attempted to assassinate Bradford back upstairs on earth, finally finds confirmation that Bradford and his administration have lied about the lack of survivors on earth.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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In December 1928, Northcott was charged with murdering Gonzales, the Winslow brothers and Collins.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Audio from a 911 call made from the house where four University of Idaho students were murdered in 2022 has been released to the public, revealing panic and confusion as callers realize one of their friends is no longer breathing.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Nearly half of them were slain using poison gas, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, at death camps like Auschwitz, Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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The right-wing host identified the staffer as Jamie White, who according to Jones, was slain outside his Austin, Texas apartment late Sunday.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Vigliotti: Had that arrest warrant been executed, would Angela be here today?—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Lee executed a pitching wedge shot, looking for the ball to not carry much, but to roll down the fairway and reach the green.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Their special teams — especially the power play but also the penalty kill — are in a major funk at maybe the worst time of the season.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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During his six years in office, 6,200 suspects were killed during anti-drug operations, by the police’s count.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Assassinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassinate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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