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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
Though White openly confessed to the murders, his real motivations for the killings were obscure.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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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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The killing happened in a residential neighborhood near Lakewood Parkway and 38th Street shortly after 3 a.m.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
Though White openly confessed to the murders, his real motivations for the killings were obscure.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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An Instax camera snaps photos throughout the night, the shots progressively funnier the more nog is consumed.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Crandell, the Harvard physiatrist, is a funny, brainy, and upbeat clinician who treats people with amputations in the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center, a building overlooking Boston Harbor.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Making something on that scale for an AI game studio backed by someone with no experience in making games would be…challenging.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The most challenging part of this one dish recipe is chopping the potatoes, which of course isn't even difficult.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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The cookware has nearly nonstick interiors, ensuring even cooking and easy cleanup.Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
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While air fryers make cooking healthier and more convenient, cleanup can be tricky.Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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Progress is being made in the investigation into the unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, those briefed on the investigation told ABC News.Josh Margolin, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Police in Boulder, Colo., shared an update last week on the cold case murder of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey as the 28th anniversary of her killing approaches.Nicole Acosta, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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At its peak, the wildfire that ignited Monday expanded at an alarming rate, consuming an area larger than five football fields per minute and destroying at least seven structures.Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Federal agencies are prohibited from destroying or negatively changing critical habitat.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The issue of whether and how to change the Supreme Court is deeply polarizing along partisan lines, with many Democrats demanding change in recent years and most Republicans dismissing those demands as efforts to stop the court's shift to the right.Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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In late November, the team fired general manager Joe Douglas, just six weeks after dismissing head coach Robert Saleh.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Among other things, he's accused them of deleting evidence, which the committee has vigorously denied.Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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By selecting Undo Device Backup, users can now remove all the pictures and videos stored in Google Photos that are already backed up from their device without deleting any local copies.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Stellantis is recalling more than 315,000 of its pickup trucks due to a potentially deadly safety issue with the braking system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.Natalie Neysa Alund, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Amid the downpour that turned Interlagos into a battleground, painting the track in a chaotic gloss with puddles in the braking zones and spray obscuring vision, the two Frenchmen surprised the paddock and perhaps themselves.Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Killing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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