as in assassinated
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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Verb
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The president assassinated, then Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights [Movement].—
Susan Young,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025 -
Americans are divided over whether or not there should be public commemorations of Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today, according to new polling.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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In the 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2025
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He’s murdered, essentially, and the Innies have run amok.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona and Texas have executed men by lethal injection, while South Carolina has used both the firing squad and lethal injection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Mahdi is the fifth inmate executed by South Carolina in less than eight months as the state makes its way through prisoners who ran out of appeals during a 13-year pause on executions in the state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rather than purchasing a new one, try putting away tired toys after playing, out of sight from your cat, and then reintroducing them later.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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That might mean putting away devices, stretching, journaling, or reading.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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