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  • past participle of kill.
  • past tense form of kill.

killed



ADJECTIVE
executed
Synonyms
STRONG
beheaded crucified electrocuted fried garroted gassed guillotined hanged shot


ADJECTIVE
slain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
assassinated dead




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All but one of the 19 people killed in the Eaton fire died in this area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nick Reiner is asking a judge to give him access to a trust fund to pay for his legal defense on charges that he killed his parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It’s like they killed the golden goose,” said David Nelms, who resigned from the T1D Fund board in protest in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A mental health trust in east London, where a man was killed by a fellow patient, has been warned further deaths may occur unless staff issues are addressed.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

And even though she could have been killed, she sought out freedom.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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