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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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The resulting TCIP3 compound killed lymphoma cells grown in the laboratory at very low concentrations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

It killed up to half the population of Europe in the 14th Century when it was known as the Black Death.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In a new memoir, Joe Manganiello is getting candid about the condition that nearly killed him and the measures he took in search of healing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Plague is a disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, the same pathogen that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

A few years ago, he’d planted heart-eaters all along the south fence of his garden, and had nearly killed the poor, sensitive crying kits.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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