KILL OFF Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

kill off

verb

Definition of kill off next

as in to blot out

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Recent Examples of kill off But no serious groundswell of opposition was recorded, even as his main opponent was killed off in a gulag. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 Sure enough, after the impacts from the piston, the HSV-1 cells became active and began causing their usual havoc – sparking inflammation, fostering the growth of tangle-causing amyloid plaques, killing off neurons, and leading to a runaway development of glial cells in a process called gliosis. —

Michael Franco, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025 Alas, Costner left after the first part of S5; the second half unceremoniously kills off his character at the start of the first episode, with the remaining season dealing with the messy aftermath of what turns out to be an assassination. —

Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024 Even this victory comes with a cost, albeit one Mark is OK paying, as Dylan notes that Mark has essentially killed off their replacement innies. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for kill off

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However, New York corrections officials put a lockdown in place at its facilities for April 8, the day the eclipse will pass over a long stretch of North America, including New York, as the moon blots out the sun.

— Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Video posted by the principal of Odyssey Charter School’s south campus in Altadena shows flames still smoldering in the buildings as smoke rises from the playground, blotting out the sky.

— Anna North, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018