as in to blot out
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Recent Examples of kill off
Pasteurization Lowers the Risk of Getting Sick From Raw Eggs
Pasteurization can make eggs safer, as the process is intended to inactivate viruses and kill off bacteria.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Within three weeks, the show was revived without Barr — whose character was killed off — in the spinoff The Conners.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The additional half hour of play meant that Camavinga racked up around 50 minutes on the field in total, as Endrick and Fede Valverde killed off the Galicians with their goals.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump reportedly tasked his transition team with coming up with a 100-day strategy to kill off the reporting requirement.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Within three weeks, the show was revived without Barr — whose character was killed off — in the spinoff The Conners.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The additional half hour of play meant that Camavinga racked up around 50 minutes on the field in total, as Endrick and Fede Valverde killed off the Galicians with their goals.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump reportedly tasked his transition team with coming up with a 100-day strategy to kill off the reporting requirement.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kill off
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At every turn, President Donald Trump and his oligarchic allies, the real-life embodiment of Mr. Burns, are trying to blot out the sun by filling the skies with so much bull**** that no one knows what's what. Consider Trump's alliance with the billionaire tech bro class.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, New York corrections officials put a lockdown in place at its facilities for April 8, the day the eclipse will pass over a long stretch of North America, including New York, as the moon blots out the sun.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
3 Apr. 2024
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Trump could attempt to cut down the sometimes interminable permitting process for the transmission lines that carry that electricity to data centers.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Reducing these avoidable medical crises would dramatically cut down on the need for costly treatments, emergency room visits and hospital admissions.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Prices have been up since a 2022 drought forced ranchers to send more cows to slaughter; according to the latest consumer price index, beef prices are up 5.5% from the same month last year.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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Another way to think about it: In 1970, around 16 chickens and one-fifth of a cow were slaughtered for each American.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
9 Feb. 2025
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Hezbollah has used the Shiite villages and residents to attack Israelis since its ally, Hamas, massacred over 1,200 people in southern Israel.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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After examining the remains, the research team concluded that the individuals were brutally massacred before they were thrown down the shaft.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
15 Dec. 2024
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When Jake Chung comes in from the Harvard-Westlake bullpen ready to unleash his 80 mph, scouts put away their radar guns.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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This assistance might involve running errands, putting away groceries or dishes, making meals or reminding seniors to take their medications.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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But in recent days, as U.S. and Canadian athletes have jockeyed for wins out on the court or the ice, Canadian fans have taken out their frustrations with America's new administration in the stands.—
Steve Gardner,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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And alongside that, does the U.S. support a preemptive strike by Israel on Iran to take out its nuclear program?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The horrendous Pacific Palisades fire annihilated huge swaths of the surrounding community and burned some of the Getty Villa’s grounds.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fans of the 49ers will have to recognize that the Eagles just annihilated an opponent in the Chiefs that has been the bane of their existence since Shanahan arrived.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Miller was bumped off the top power-play unit in favour of Jonathan Lekkerimäki.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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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
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