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Recent Examples of assassination
In 1963, just days before his assassination, JFK hosted a White House fundraiser for the center.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, gangs have grown in power.
—Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Several conspiracy theories have emerged in the wake of the assassination, taking an emotional toll on the widowed mother of two.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The proposal from Reynolds, a Republican, comes after a high-profile incident last fall when Johnson County Board of Supervisors Chair Jon Green declined to lower flags to half-staff when Reynolds issued a proclamation after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, gangs have grown in power.
—Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Several conspiracy theories have emerged in the wake of the assassination, taking an emotional toll on the widowed mother of two.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The proposal from Reynolds, a Republican, comes after a high-profile incident last fall when Johnson County Board of Supervisors Chair Jon Green declined to lower flags to half-staff when Reynolds issued a proclamation after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassination
Noun
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During the execution of the warrant, police said K-9 Drogo alerted to the presence of narcotics in multiple areas of the residence.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, a modern-era record.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The teenager’s accounts were littered with references to white supremacy, antisemitism and violence, with a particular focus on past mass shootings, including the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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The regime is resorting to massacres to suppress the unrest.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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The sport of wrestling, a national pastime in Iran, has been hit hard by the Iranian regime’s slaughter of protesters seeking to end 47 years of Islamist totalitarian rule in the country.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The animal rights activist saved two cows from slaughter, Liberty and Indigo, in 2020.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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While pinning blame on Cambodia for the bloodshed, Anutin spoke about the imperative to harmonize regional maps to permanently rectify the dispute.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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Trump has long promised to end the bloodshed in Eastern Europe, vowing to end the war quickly while on the 2024 campaign trail.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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Starring Elordi and Barry Keoghan, Fennell’s dark comedy about class resentment and covetous destruction was sold on the promise of erotic excess.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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Though once vital to the economy of the American territory, Puerto Rico’s sugar plantations evolved to represent the destruction and exploitation of colonialism that continues to impact the region today—a detail not lost on those cast as grass.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bitcoin has fallen deeper into the dumps this week, briefly breaking below $73,000, and there could be even more crypto carnage ahead, according to several Wall Street shops.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Activists offer new death toll While the protests have been halted for weeks after the crackdown, information trickling out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes is reaching activists, who have been trying to tally the carnage.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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