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as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter
he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up
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as in challenging
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night
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as in cleanup
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as in murder
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as in destroying
to deprive of life
during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else
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as in dismissing
to reject by or as if by a vote
the Senate killed the bill by a single vote
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as in deleting
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 wearing
to use up all the physical energy of
the long hike up the mountain just about killed us
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as in fascinating
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 braking
to cause to stop functioning
kill the engine before it overheats
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Recent Examples of killing
Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2020
In 2014, his daughter, Alex, was at the University of California, Santa Barbara when a gunman on a killing spree fatally shot three women outside her sorority house.
—James Barragán, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2020
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
The killing is the sixth homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, the same number as this time last year.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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The problem at hand is the novel coronavirus, and U.S. sanctions are aiding its killing spree in Iran.
—Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2020
In 2014, his daughter, Alex, was at the University of California, Santa Barbara when a gunman on a killing spree fatally shot three women outside her sorority house.
—James Barragán, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2020
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Fowler also covered up many police killings of young black men in Baltimore by saying the cause of their deaths were undetermined.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
The killing is the sixth homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, the same number as this time last year.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Favorite Memory Activity: There needs to be a healthy level of trust for this activity to work well, but the idea is that people share a memory from their childhood, perhaps a funny story, challenging time or a proud moment.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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In Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector’s incisive and dazzlingly funny play now on Broadway about a Berkeley school board navigating a mumps outbreak, Amber Gray is a new parent named Carina.Marley Marius, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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That realization reinforced for me the importance of breaking stereotypes about introverts and challenging misconceptions.Kendra MacDonald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Finding a way to relax and take your mind off football can be challenging, but Colwill uses Lego to unwind.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Offer specific help, such as providing meals, assisting with cleanup, or connecting them to local resources and shelters.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement At your home, take photos before any cleanup or debris removal happens.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Relatives of some of the victims murdered by a serial killer known as Jack the Ripper have backed a call for the investigation to be reopened after new evidence emerged. Jack the Ripper, whose identity has never been confirmed, was linked to 11 murders between 1888 and 1892 in east London.Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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The White House also sought to tackle transnational repression by issuing a travel ban on Saudi citizens connected to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and by tasking federal agencies to reach out to diaspora communities across the United States.Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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The most pressing problem concerns European Union rules on carbon dioxide emissions, with bottom-line-destroying fines for the bigger failures.Neil Winton, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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At this point, most of the surveys are showing roughly seventy per cent of Israelis would prefer a hostage deal to whatever the alternative is, like destroying Hamas by any means.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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The company stuck to its core DVD rental model while dismissing opportunities to innovate on the periphery.ByMargie Warrell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Top Stories Just before Christmas, Biden egregiously commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 death row inmates, dismissing years of careful work by prosecutors, judges, and juries.The Editors, National Review, 6 Jan. 2025
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Although many might think of it as the ultimate data-gobbling corporation, Google is actually on something of a data-deleting purge right now.Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is launching an investigation into employees’ use of Google Chat after critics claimed the auto-deleting messages allowed officials to bypass their own policy and the California Public Records Act.Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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And there's an 80-lux LED headlight plus braking tail-light.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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Over 300,000 Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks have been recalled this week over a braking system defect.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Killing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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