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assassination

[uh-sas-uh-ney-shuhn] / əˌsæs əˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
bump off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bumping off foul play hit killing murder offing rubout
STRONG
homicide
NOUN
homicide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crime foul play manslaughter murder slaying
STRONG
bloodshed butchery carnage death hit offing ride
WEAK
big chill bump-off rubout
NOUN
killing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloodshed carnage homicide manslaughter massacre slaughter slaying
STRONG
execution extermination offing
WEAK
bump off bumping off capital punishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
birth
NOUN
massacre
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloodbath bloodshed carnage extermination genocide murder slaughter slaying
STRONG
annihilation butchery decimation
WEAK
internecion
NOUN
murder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloodshed crime destruction felony homicide lynching manslaughter massacre shooting slaying terrorism
STRONG
annihilation blood butchery carnage death dispatching hit knifing liquidation off offing
WEAK
bump-off foul play one-way ticket rubout the business the works
NOUN
pogrom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation bloodbath bloodletting butchery carnage extermination genocide
STRONG
bloodshed decimation murder slaughter slaying
WEAK
internecion

Example Sentences

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Kalshi is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and says it doesn’t permit bets on wars or assassinations.

From MarketWatch

Kalshi is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and says it doesn’t permit bets on wars or assassinations.

From MarketWatch

Kalshi, which is a U.S.-regulated entity, doesn’t allow bets on wars or assassinations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Khamenei survived an assassination attempt in 1981, when explosives hidden in a tape recorder injured him and deprived him for life of the use of his right arm.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shortly after the crisis, Khamenei was fortunate to survive an assassination attempt.

From BBC

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