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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

Example Sentences

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So the Sora video-generating app was canceled, and my guess is the Atlas browser—plus a mysterious hardware device by designer diva Jony Ive—may be the next to be killed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Both Colombo and New Delhi have said they provided shelter to the Iranian sailors due to "humanitarian considerations" amid fears that they too could be killed in US attacks.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

That awareness of the risk makes it even more surprising that some of the most senior people in the Iranian regime were meeting on Saturday morning - allowing so many to be killed.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

“Don’t you see what that means? Now you can take me off combat duty and send me home. They’re not going to send a crazy man out to be killed, are they?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller