as in to murder
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinate
Mexico wrapped up its deadliest election on record last June, with 34 political candidates assassinated during the campaign season, hundreds of others reporting threats on their lives, and some dropping out of their races.
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Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
When Isaiah is imprisoned for attempting to assassinate Ross, despite the evidence of his mind being controlled, Sam disobeys Ross and decides to uncover the conspiracy himself, along with his partner Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez).
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Global peace is thrown into disarray at a White House summit when Sam’s close friend Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly) and other Secret Service members and soldiers are mind-controlled into trying to assassinate the president.
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Montmartre – Period drama about a young French cancan dancer trying to find her brother and sister, and the person who assassinated her father.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
When Isaiah is imprisoned for attempting to assassinate Ross, despite the evidence of his mind being controlled, Sam disobeys Ross and decides to uncover the conspiracy himself, along with his partner Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez).
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Global peace is thrown into disarray at a White House summit when Sam’s close friend Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly) and other Secret Service members and soldiers are mind-controlled into trying to assassinate the president.
Join our Watch Party!
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Montmartre – Period drama about a young French cancan dancer trying to find her brother and sister, and the person who assassinated her father.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinate
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However, Sam is murdered by Carl Brunner (Goldwyn), leaving him to returns as a ghost, who is unable to communicate with Molly.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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That’s because despite Casey Anthony being found not guilty in 2011 of allegedly murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, conventional wisdom holds that she almost certainly was involved in Caylee’s disappearance and death.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Some were slain by their captors and some were killed in Israel's offenses.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Cal Fire captain begged for mercy during slaying captured on video, officials say.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The crime Sigmon, 67, is being executed for the 2001 baseball bat killings of his ex-girlfriend's parents at their home in Greenville County.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Now, the software/SaaS vendor is responsible for a larger part of the technology stack, which includes the complete environment in which the application code executes (e.g., everything from hardware and network infrastructure to the operating system and application software).—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Crowley notified the city council about the appeal on Thursday, just under a week since Bass fired her in the wake of devastating wildfires that killed dozens of people and burned thousands of homes in the region.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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But as the pandemic progressed, killing hundreds of thousands of people around the world, Cuomo’s response also faced intense scrutiny over a controversial directive to transfer recovering Covid-19 patients back to nursing homes.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Assassinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassinate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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