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a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassins
The upcoming movie takes place in a near-future dystopia in which a man (Powell) must try to survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins — all while being filmed for a popular national television show.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
First, though, more assassins come for them.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The emperor died immediately, and afterward his assassins dragged his tattered remains through the streets of Haiti’s future capital.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Also on Monday, Whoopi Goldberg gave a powerful bit of advice to would-be assassins from her post on the talk show.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
These are the kinds of terrible questions assassins always raise.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The two Kill Bill films, while still about crime and criminals and ninja assassins, set themselves apart from his earlier works.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
First, though, more assassins come for them.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The emperor died immediately, and afterward his assassins dragged his tattered remains through the streets of Haiti’s future capital.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Also on Monday, Whoopi Goldberg gave a powerful bit of advice to would-be assassins from her post on the talk show.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
These are the kinds of terrible questions assassins always raise.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The two Kill Bill films, while still about crime and criminals and ninja assassins, set themselves apart from his earlier works.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassins
Noun
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That case went cold as the murderers were never caught.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The drugged murderers are disassociated in every sense.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But that’s only a handful, when Gacy was one of the most prolific serial killers — and brutal serial rapists — the country has known.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Despite examining one of the most notorious American serial killers in history (played here by Michael Chernus), this show, which has received wide critical acclaim, doesn’t directly depict any of Gacy’s crimes.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Assassins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassins. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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