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
Four presidents have been assassinated in office − Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield in the 19th century and William McKinley and John F. Kennedy in the 20th − and every modern president has been the target of serious assassination plots.
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Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Trump left Washington in January 2021 infuriated with Netanyahu, bitter that the Israeli leader had backed out of a planned joint operation to assassinate an Iranian general and had congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 8 July 2025
Today in History: On July 7, 2021, a squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Israel has also assassinated much of the terror organization’s top leadership.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
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Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Trump left Washington in January 2021 infuriated with Netanyahu, bitter that the Israeli leader had backed out of a planned joint operation to assassinate an Iranian general and had congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 8 July 2025
Today in History: On July 7, 2021, a squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Israel has also assassinated much of the terror organization’s top leadership.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
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At the second meeting, which occurred after Kaye and DeLuca were murdered, officers promised to increase patrolling in Encino-area neighborhoods. July 10, 4:10pm: A neighbor of Kaye and DeLuca called 911 after seeing someone climb the fence to gain access to the couple's property.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
26 July 2025
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Sade Robinson was reported missing before she was found murdered.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Meanwhile in the Russian prison, Hopper (David Harbour) slays a full-size demogorgon with a sword.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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Among them: The killing of 22-year-old Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student who was slain last year by a Venezuelan man in the U.S. illegally.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
12 July 2025
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The food and cocktails are creative, expertly executed, and made with care.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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That in turn has made for a challenging time for Paramount employees who have had to execute in that environment.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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The man accused of pulling the trigger in a Christmas Day shooting that killed two Milwaukee teenagers is no longer on the run.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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It should be noted that Herman’s dreams of middle-class success in an isolated Jewish enclave away from the racially mixed, transnational pressures and pleasures of urban life are also what finally kill him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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“Assassinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassinate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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