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one-way ticket

NOUN
murder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassination 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 rubout the business the works

Example Sentences

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Personal discontent is a one-way ticket to intellectual automation.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Overwhelmed by guilt, and embarrassed she fled the country in a bid to escape her unhappiness, booking a one-way ticket to Bangok.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

They booked a one-way ticket from Chicago to Los Angeles and for a month helped members of the congregation as they sifted through the ruins of their homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

On Saturday evening, the Algerian national went to the Paris-Charles de Gaulle international airport with a one-way ticket to Algeria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“That would earn you a one-way ticket to a boarding school in India.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed