as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Recent Examples of assassinated
Louis Farrakhan, who is now 93, stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Louis Farrakhan stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Julie Carr Smyth,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Louis Farrakhan stepped into the organization's leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Widely regarded as a symbol of Congolese independence, Lumumba led the country out of Belgian colonial rule in 1960 before becoming its first prime minister and being assassinated just months later.
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Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Lumumba was assassinated less than seven months later in January 1961 at the age of just 35.
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Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
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David Unsworth,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Last year, on September 10th, Kirk was assassinated in the midst of a debate, in front of some three thousand people at Utah Valley University.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The northwest suburban native was assassinated in the fall of 2025 while speaking to students at a college in Utah.
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Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Louis Farrakhan stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Louis Farrakhan stepped into the organization's leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Widely regarded as a symbol of Congolese independence, Lumumba led the country out of Belgian colonial rule in 1960 before becoming its first prime minister and being assassinated just months later.
—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Lumumba was assassinated less than seven months later in January 1961 at the age of just 35.
—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
—
David Unsworth,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Last year, on September 10th, Kirk was assassinated in the midst of a debate, in front of some three thousand people at Utah Valley University.
—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The northwest suburban native was assassinated in the fall of 2025 while speaking to students at a college in Utah.
—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassinated
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If Dennis is murdered or missing, wouldn’t Brian and associates know about it?
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Investigators are still determining what led up to the altercation, how the victim was murdered, and the suspect's motive.
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Colombia’s goal wasn’t perfectly executed but was delivered with emphasis.
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Promise David’s goal for the co-hosts was delightfully executed but this game raised some questions for Jesse Marsch ahead of the knockouts.
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“Assassinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassinated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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