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Recent Examples of assassination
Milk’s assassination Milk was a popular figure in San Francisco, but his actions were also controversial at times.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Judge considers an early release of Martin Luther King Jr. assassination documents.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The assassination of unarmed embassy personnel in the heart of Washington, the symbolic capital of Western diplomacy, is more than a tragedy.
—Margaux Chetrit, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Taken into custody following an assassination attempt on the Gotham mayor (Nestor Carbonell) during the funeral of Police Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb (Colin McFarlane), District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) threatens to shoot Schiff until Batman (Christian Bale) intervenes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Judge considers an early release of Martin Luther King Jr. assassination documents.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The assassination of unarmed embassy personnel in the heart of Washington, the symbolic capital of Western diplomacy, is more than a tragedy.
—Margaux Chetrit, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Taken into custody following an assassination attempt on the Gotham mayor (Nestor Carbonell) during the funeral of Police Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb (Colin McFarlane), District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) threatens to shoot Schiff until Batman (Christian Bale) intervenes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassination
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Since the Supreme Court allowed executions to resume, Florida has executed 111 death row inmates with only six commutations, all by Graham.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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Of the 44 executions held in the U.S. since January 2024, seven have been conducted using a method other than lethal injection.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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These included a shopping mall siege in 2013 that killed over 60, a bus hijacking in 2014 that killed 28, and a 2015 college massacre where 148 people—predominantly Christian students—were killed.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Israel on Thursday recovered the bodies of two hostages who were abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre that ignited the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.—
Bradford Betz , Yael Rotem-Kuriel,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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His 2020 documentary Gunda, executive produced by Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, examined the life of a pig raising a farrow of piglets who are then seized and sent to slaughter.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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At the moment, most American beef cannot be exported to Britain, in part because of the widespread practice of hormone treatment but also because of other regulations, including those covering the method of slaughter.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The franchise has always excelled at mixing symbolism into its bloodshed.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The decision comes during a period of bloodshed in the West Bank.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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The destruction of several strategic bombers is another reminder that Kyiv remains determined in its struggle against Moscow’s invasion.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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Confrontational rhetoric Salami was known for his aggressive rhetoric against both Israel and the United States, calling for the destruction of Israel as early as 2016.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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There were so many pancaked cars in that show that the carnage is almost desensitizing.—
Joe Salas
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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Politics Rocks the Palais Cannes’ opening night overflows with lyrical odes to the power of cinema, but this year’s kickoff was overshadowed by the chaos and carnage rocking the world.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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