as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way
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Recent Examples of bump off
The celebs must unmask the killer before they’re all bumped off.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
The jury had not yet decided on punitive damages when the settlement was reached.
Meta and X, formerly Twitter, paid Trump $25 million and $10 million respectively to resolve his suits seeking damages for being bumped off the sites after the January 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Miller was bumped off the top power-play unit in favour of Jonathan Lekkerimäki.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: Newlyweds Jackie and Rachel Robinson were bumped off two flights from Los Angeles to Florida to allow white passengers to have their seats, Rachel Robinson told NPR in 2010.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
That’s a tough pill to swallow for a lot of GOP members, many of whom are reeling from watching Gov. Greg Abbott (R) bump off longtime allies who differed with him on school vouchers.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
As was the case with July's Republican National Convention, DNC nightly schedules are usually only released the day of and are subject to changes throughout the night, and the Tennessee Three's bump off the schedule is not unusual.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2024
And the American women were, plainly, awful for the first 20 minutes, kicking the ball all over creation, getting bumped off their spots on the floor regularly and losing the energy battle to the ferocious French defenders.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
The camera follows the dog into a retro tiled bathroom, where Elizabeth Berkley is sitting in a shell-pink bathtub wearing a matching silk robe cutting grotesque black bumps off of her leg.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
The jury had not yet decided on punitive damages when the settlement was reached.
Meta and X, formerly Twitter, paid Trump $25 million and $10 million respectively to resolve his suits seeking damages for being bumped off the sites after the January 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Miller was bumped off the top power-play unit in favour of Jonathan Lekkerimäki.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: Newlyweds Jackie and Rachel Robinson were bumped off two flights from Los Angeles to Florida to allow white passengers to have their seats, Rachel Robinson told NPR in 2010.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
That’s a tough pill to swallow for a lot of GOP members, many of whom are reeling from watching Gov. Greg Abbott (R) bump off longtime allies who differed with him on school vouchers.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
As was the case with July's Republican National Convention, DNC nightly schedules are usually only released the day of and are subject to changes throughout the night, and the Tennessee Three's bump off the schedule is not unusual.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2024
And the American women were, plainly, awful for the first 20 minutes, kicking the ball all over creation, getting bumped off their spots on the floor regularly and losing the energy battle to the ferocious French defenders.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
The camera follows the dog into a retro tiled bathroom, where Elizabeth Berkley is sitting in a shell-pink bathtub wearing a matching silk robe cutting grotesque black bumps off of her leg.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump off
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The expiration date marks the day the Prime Minister of Granada, Maurice Bishop, was assassinated by a firing squad, which was followed by a U.S. military invasion.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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One 1964 document showed that two intelligence assets discussed potentially assassinating Castro under the administration of President Lyndon Johnson.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Just ask Davinci Leonard, who’s accused of murdering two teenagers at the Westgate Mall Saturday night.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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When Does Karen Read's Retrial Start? The retrial of Karen Read, accused of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by ramming him with her vehicle, is due to begin on April 1.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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Now, residents of Gaza and the West Bank are at the mercy of Israeli military operations in which fighters and civilians are being slain at staggering rates.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Blumhouse’s slaying doll returns to domestic cinemas on June 27.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rather than simply verifying identity and granting access, an autonomous system can detect threats in real-time, analyze behaviors, and execute a tailored response—without waiting for human intervention.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Experts generally recommend having three to six months’ worth of expenses put away for emergencies.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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Hartford Courant As personal agendas were put away, and new work habits were established, the Huskies started 5-5-1 before getting a big win over Boston College Nov. 15.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
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The prequel’s biggest bad, Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton), is later taken out by Spencer.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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Aloy took out plate umpire Chuck Pack at the knees, then got up and stomped on the plate.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Bump off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20off. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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