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as in destroyed
to deprive of life
during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else
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as in dismissed
to reject by or as if by a vote
the Senate killed the bill by a single vote
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as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
the long hike up the mountain just about killed us
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as in fascinated
to attract or delight as if by magic
with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies
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as in deactivated
to cause to stop functioning
kill the engine before it overheats
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Recent Examples of killed
Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
At least four people were killed and 25 others were injured there, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, which said rescues were ongoing.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
More than 200 people were killed in July 2000 when an avalanche of garbage consumed a Manila shanty town populated by several thousand scavengers.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Osborn's speech comes after two Iowa National Guard soldiers were killed in Syria last month.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Good was killed on Wednesday morning, when an ICE agent, later identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune, shot into her vehicle.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, she became known worldwide as the woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
The Portland shooting comes a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis shot and killed a woman accused of trying to run him over.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killed
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
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One year after the Palisades Fire leveled entire neighborhoods and destroyed thousands of homes, one Malibu resident is stepping up to help rebuild his community with his architectural expertise.—
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
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Choose to either have your account deleted or managed by a contact who can post a final tribute.—
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Not all personal information must be deleted under the law.—
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For the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme, the two wore custom Chrome Hearts looks.—
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Emma Stone wore comfy, but sophisticated silk pants to a Louis Vuitton event in New York.—
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Bass, who as a young man played a year as a tailback for the Utah State Aggies, was fascinated by the program, and its coach, Anthony Barnes.—
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Shakespeare has always fascinated me as a challenge, and Romeo & Juliet is one of the most famous stories in the world.—
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Much of its website has been deactivated since the closures became public.—
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Typically, Waymo’s software treats deactivated traffic signals as four-way stops, but the traffic volume overwhelmed the system.—
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In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.—
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Three women are murdered in Dahlonega, Georgia, and the six episodes are all about the search for the culprit.—
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Google, Meta, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Elon Musk’s X have all delayed, adjusted, or flat-out refused to launch AI products because of the bloc’s laws.—
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And the defense refused to yield.—
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“Killed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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