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synonyms for slay

  • assassinate
  • butcher
  • destroy
  • dispatch
  • execute
  • exterminate
  • massacre
  • murder
  • slaughter
  • annihilate
  • do
  • down
  • eliminate
  • erase
  • finish
  • hit
  • liquidate
  • neutralize
  • snuff
  • waste
  • cut off
  • do away with
  • do in
  • knock off
  • put away
  • rub out

antonyms for slay

MOST RELEVANT
  • bear
  • create
  • give birth
  • build
  • fail
  • keep
  • lose
  • preserve
  • save
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Somewhere in this emerald whirlpool that looks like pixelated glass but feels like a cloud, I hope to find and slay my demons.
CAN TRIPPING ON KETAMINE CURE PTSD? I DECIDED TO TRY.CORINNE IOZZIOJUNE 21, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
Orbitz first worked with Thrillist in December as a sponsor — with a mid-six-figure deal — for the brand’s Slay Ride, a new annual drag brunch that premiered as a virtual event last year.
THRILLIST’S NEW LGBTQ+ TRAVEL CHANNEL AIMS TO EXTEND PRIDE MONTH AD BUDGETS THROUGHOUT THE YEARKAYLEIGH BARBERJUNE 7, 2021DIGIDAY
E-bikes can slay those hills, and cruise at 20 miles an hour or faster on level ground.
INCENTIVIZING E-BIKES WOULD BE MONEY WELL SPENTPAUL KRUEGERMAY 10, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Intrepid adventurers grind out currency to purchase enchanted armaments from their local outfitters, and delve into dungeons to slay wolves, scorpions and killer robots.
ON DISCORD, BOTS FIND A FOOTHOLD AS MINI INDIE SUCCESS STORIESLUKE WINKIEMARCH 25, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Partially or fully wiping out federal student loan debt would be a godsend to many Americans but not be enough to slay the fund-eating dragon that has become a many-headed hydra.
EVEN FORGIVING STUDENT LOANS WON’T SOLVE THE HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING CRISISELIZABETH SHERMERJANUARY 22, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The Eagles were booted from playoff contention in Week 16, but their plan of “going out here to mess up some dreams,” as cornerback Darius Slay put it, will be difficult to accomplish.
WASHINGTON FOOTBALL PREVIEW: ALEX SMITH ON TRACK TO START VS. EAGLES WITH PLAYOFFS ON THE LINENICKI JHABVALAJANUARY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Cornerback Darius Slay sustained a head injury and is currently in the league’s concussion protocol.
THE SAINTS AND CHIEFS ARE IN HOT PURSUIT OF NFL’S CRITICAL TOP PLAYOFF SEEDSNEIL GREENBERGDECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POST
A year after I quit eating sugar and flour in an effort to slay my food demons, I read a section of my medical chart that compared my latest blood-test results with earlier ones.
SALT: THE DIETARY DANGER THAT’S EASY TO IGNOREKAREN SANDSTROMDECEMBER 11, 2020WASHINGTON POST
On land and in sea the animal creation chase and maim, and slay and devour each other.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORD
So we were wroth and made to slay the other baas, but he shot us down with a fire stick and returned to his own country in haste.
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WORDS RELATED TO SLAY

  • break one up
  • charm
  • cheer
  • crack up
  • delight
  • divert
  • fracture
  • gladden
  • grab
  • gratify
  • interest
  • kill
  • knock dead
  • make roll in the aisles
  • occupy
  • panic
  • please
  • put away
  • regale
  • slay
  • tickle
  • wow
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