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Recent Examples of assassination
The former president sported an ear bandage for the convention, which was held mere days after Trump narrowly survived his assassination attempt.
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Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
Trump of course survived one assassination attempt, perhaps two.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Alas, Costner left after the first part of S5; the second half unceremoniously kills off his character at the start of the first episode, with the remaining season dealing with the messy aftermath of what turns out to be an assassination.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
The recent assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan follows two assassination attempts on president elect Donald Trump over the summer.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
Trump of course survived one assassination attempt, perhaps two.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Alas, Costner left after the first part of S5; the second half unceremoniously kills off his character at the start of the first episode, with the remaining season dealing with the messy aftermath of what turns out to be an assassination.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
The recent assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan follows two assassination attempts on president elect Donald Trump over the summer.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassination
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This comes two and a half years after the state abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith and admitted that correction officials were not following their own execution protocols, according to The Associated Press.Landon Mion, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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However, the market has gotten too down on the stock considering management’s history of strong execution.Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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The massacre, which took place in March, killed at least 145 people and wounded more than 500.Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Front Man oversees all of the Squid Game workers, making sure everything runs smoothly in what is essentially a series of massacres.Kayti Burt, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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That's despite most packing and slaughter jobs paying less than $20 an hour, on average, per government data.Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Just last week, a gang leader ordered the slaughter of more than 200 people in one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest neighborhoods in an attack that targeted voodoo priests.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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But amid the bloodshed, there was also a sense of closure for this chaotic and influential Montana family.William Earl, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Both involved some actual bloodshed, which probably accounts for their relative fame.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The facts are clear: Marylanders stand to gain no benefit from this proposal, yet our state will bear the brunt of its environmental destruction and economic damage to agritourism and farming, our top Maryland industry.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Season 4 finale ended with Vecna opening a gate to the Upside Down, leading to mass destruction in Hawkins.Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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The urgency and depth of the national crisis compelled them to create narratives addressing the intimate human consequences of the unspeakable carnage around them.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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One casualty of this carnage is Lawtey’s Rob, another character who comes to see the light as he’s betrayed by Yasmin (whom he’s had a crush on since Season 1).Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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