as in to blot out
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Recent Examples of kill off
At one point on back-to-back plays, Carter Mirabal had a block and Vaughan Flaherty followed with a kill off an assist from Spalding.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Rosemount goaltender Sam Clements made four crucial saves to not only kill off the final minute of a penalty but also keep it tied early in the third period.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
As of this writing, Asbille has yet to speak publicly about the decision to kill off Monica.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Otherwise, Camara was excellent in helping kill off the other six penalties, as well as 41 seconds of 5-on-3.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Rosemount goaltender Sam Clements made four crucial saves to not only kill off the final minute of a penalty but also keep it tied early in the third period.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
As of this writing, Asbille has yet to speak publicly about the decision to kill off Monica.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Otherwise, Camara was excellent in helping kill off the other six penalties, as well as 41 seconds of 5-on-3.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kill off
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Extragalactic astronomers refer to a region behind our Milky Way as the 'Zone of Avoidance' because dust between our galaxy's stars blots out, or deeply reddens, light from more distant galaxies behind it.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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Then a perusal of several studies that spanned decades and oceans made my hypothesis cloudy enough to blot out that April Fools’ Day moon.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Here, up to 20 courses are prepared with ritual precision, from seafood treated with the ikejime (humane fish-slaughtering) method, to rice and wasabi sourced from long-standing Japanese suppliers.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
10 May 2026
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Some have fallen from trucks on their way to slaughter.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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John Mason’s forces attacked a Pequot settlement near the Mystic River and massacred the village.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Set in the tumultuous 1880s American frontier, the series follows seven gifted but flawed mercenaries hired to protect a peaceful Quaker village after it is massacred by mercenaries working for a ruthless land baron trying to seize their land.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Some degree of visibility is what gives a home its sense of belonging, with the most sophisticated interiors striking the right balance, where objects are curated and considered, not simply put away.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Livermore needed just three more outs to put away San Ramon Valley and celebrate the championship.—
Darren Sabedra,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Open the drawer, take out the bill, and hold the vote.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Conley was taken out of the rotation entirely for a short time so Rob Dillingham could get consistent minutes at backup point guard.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Instead, it is filled with a froth of virtual particles becoming real in pairs, waving to us, annihilating each other, and sinking back into the soup of virtual particles.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Unfortunately, any of the giant armada of smaller objects tens of meters wide is still large enough to annihilate Beijing, Lagos, or New York – objects such as the one that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013 – and those are far harder to detect.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2026
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Andrew Peeke got bumped off the puck behind the net by Alex Tuch on Thompson’s second goal.—
Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ioane charged and offloaded to Tommaso Menoncello, who bumped off Elliot Daly and passed inside to midfield partner Marin to finish off.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Never mow while the grass is wet—this will spread disease.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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Regularly mowing and trimming plants can make a huge difference.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
17 May 2026
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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kill%20off. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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