as in to blot out
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Recent Examples of kill off
Barber’s beloved character was famously killed off in Young Sheldon’s third-to-last episode.
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025
Bird flu, and efforts to prevent its spread, have killed off around 10 percent of the country’s egg-laying chickens in the past few months.
—Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The disclosure requirements should also kill off the easy promotion of 831(b) captives as tax shelters.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Then Carrie Monahan, who worked as a fact-checker at Facebook, has some thoughts about Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to kill off fact-checking at Meta.
—airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025
Bird flu, and efforts to prevent its spread, have killed off around 10 percent of the country’s egg-laying chickens in the past few months.
—Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The disclosure requirements should also kill off the easy promotion of 831(b) captives as tax shelters.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Then Carrie Monahan, who worked as a fact-checker at Facebook, has some thoughts about Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to kill off fact-checking at Meta.
—airmail.news, 11 Jan. 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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Tangles and frizz go hand in hand, so a big step in learning how to get rid of frizzy hair is cutting down on tangles.—
Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
12 Feb. 2025
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Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi cut down on his turnovers, which was good, but also his explosive plays.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2025
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Live bird markets carry poultry that is slaughtered on-site.—
Carma Hassan,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Herod the King, hearing the rumors of the birth of a new rival king, orders his army to slaughter every infant in Bethlehem under 2 years of age.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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On November 10, Red Shirts, militiamen, and white mobs surged through Wilmington’s streets and massacred 60 or more Black men.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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In a horrific incident in early December, at least 207 people were massacred in the capital city Port-au-Prince by the Wharf Jérémie gang.—
Azhar Fateh,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Shoppers put away their pocketbooks after splurging some for the holidays.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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For her first five years, Tharp performed only new work, and once it had been done it was put away, in almost every case for good.—
Peter Larsen,
Orange County Register,
13 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
Verb
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Bolden has been annihilating each of her press moments.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
10 Jan. 2025
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Traveling there is like flooring it through a thicket of life-threatening risks: Jets, drones and artillery can quickly annihilate an armored vehicle.—
Gaëlle Girbes,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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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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