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Recent Examples of assassination
The July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse plunged the country into greater chaos.
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Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
The report claimed the attack was similar to an Israeli plan that led to the assassination of Hezbollah leader Seyed Hassan Nasrallah in September.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Afterward, the agency faced a litany of criticisms and multiple formal investigations into its practices as many questioned how Crooks could come so close to carrying out the assassination successfully and ultimately charged the Secret Service with enabling the attack.
—Emily Mae Czachor
july 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
During this year’s Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, President Donald Trump was seen with a graded trading card that depicted the assassination attempt on him last year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
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Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
The report claimed the attack was similar to an Israeli plan that led to the assassination of Hezbollah leader Seyed Hassan Nasrallah in September.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Afterward, the agency faced a litany of criticisms and multiple formal investigations into its practices as many questioned how Crooks could come so close to carrying out the assassination successfully and ultimately charged the Secret Service with enabling the attack.
—Emily Mae Czachor
july 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
During this year’s Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, President Donald Trump was seen with a graded trading card that depicted the assassination attempt on him last year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassination
Noun
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Defensive energy, effort, and most importantly, execution.—
John W. Davis,
Oc Register,
14 July 2025
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From hospitality to food execution, every Lindsey Food Group location operates at a high standard.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Macron's move brings to a head months of increasing French criticism of Israel's conduct in its war against Hamas—the Islamist militant group that rules Gaza—that was sparked by the October 7, 2023, massacre of civilians in Israel.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Kent State is an empathetic, politically dispassionate look at that massacre in the spring of 1970.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2025
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Without the best available data, there’s no guarantee that this year’s slaughter actually helps the species or keeps humans safer.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2025
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Instead of paying for more water or feed, many ranchers choose to sell their cows for slaughter instead of breeding.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
2 July 2025
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The gunfire, the bloodshed, and the body count are brutal, but never surprising.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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That context encompasses all Gaza bloodshed, as well as the way claims of antisemitism have come to be weaponized.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Weary of dealing with angry calls from the mayor about Frank’s blithe trail of city property destruction, police chief Davis (CCH Pounder) warns him to play nice with major donor Kane, since Police Squad’s funding is at risk.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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Unfortunately for the over 200 families and individuals renting at Acacia Cliffs, the City Council has incentivized our displacement and the destruction of 290 of the most affordable apartments in West Austin.—
Shonda Novak,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Witnesses described a chaotic and bloody scene of carnage.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 July 2025
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The Alien franchise is beloved by sci-fi and horror fans for its bloodthirsty killer aliens known as xenomorphs, which have caused absolute carnage in six standalone films so far.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
21 July 2025
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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