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be killed

VERB
fall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
die drop give up go down slump
STRONG
bend capitulate obey perish resign submit succumb yield
WEAK
back down be casualty be destroyed be lost be taken defer to eat dirt fall to pieces give in give way go under lie down pass into enemy hands
Antonyms
STRONG
fight
WEAK
advance overcome overthrow win
VERB
perish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cease crumble disappear disintegrate pass away rot succumb vanish wither
STRONG
collapse corrupt croak decease decompose demise depart end expire fall go pass waste
WEAK
OD be destroyed be lost bite the dust break down buy the farm check out give up the ghost go under kick the bucket lose life pass on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appear arrive build grow
STRONG
be born bear begin commence create improve rise start stay
WEAK
give birth revive

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About 200 deer are anticipated to be killed from September through October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Not her, of course, but Claire Bennet — the Odessa, Texas high school cheerleader who couldn’t be killed.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

He is the 11th Al Jazeera journalist to be killed since the start of the war in Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been in place for six months.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

When he got the news that he would not be killed, he collapsed to the ground.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

But Sun Man knew Kaup’a’ta was magical and he couldn’t be killed anyway.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

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