bumped off

verb

Definition of bumped offnext
past tense of bump off
as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way

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  1. assassinated
  2. murdered
  3. executed
  4. put away
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  • Israel assassinated a top commander of Iran’s Quds Force, in Damascus, and that set off a whole chain of events which led to the first ever Iranian strike on Israel and then Israel’s response.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Another big turning point was in September, when Israel set off the pager bombs and, shortly afterward, assassinated Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of assassinated
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  • Last year, the county saw 98 people murdered.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Melissa DeRosa, who served as secretary under former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, called out the sitting governor's post and mentioned that another person had been murdered.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of murdered
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  • Against United, Adams understood his assignment and executed it very well.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Conway Police and a Homeland Security investigations team executed a search warrant at Talley's residence on Timberpeg Court in Conway on Friday.
    Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of executed
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  • With the film going into wide release on Dec. 25, Unknown has helped Dylan’s storied catalog receive a huge spike on streaming services since Christmas Day, with listeners putting away their holiday playlists and picking up Highway 61 Revisited.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Uranus in Gemini pushes us to put away the swords and instead use our Mercurial communication skills to take a stand.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of put away
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