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  • past participle of kill.
  • past tense form of kill.
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killed



ADJECTIVE
executed
Synonyms
STRONG
beheaded crucified electrocuted fried garroted gassed guillotined hanged shot


ADJECTIVE
slain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
assassinated dead




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The footage, from a camera on one of the killed police officers, shows residents of the southern village of Kamyshuvakha going to an underground shelter after the first attack on Monday.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente has resigned - six days after the high-speed train collision in which at least 69 people were killed and dozens injured.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Israeli troops withdrew on Monday from an area of the occupied West Bank's largest city that they had evacuated of its Palestinian residents, following an attack that killed two soldiers in October.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Four Americans and one Canadian were among those killed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

She went silent, and I was thankful she didn’t make hay about my daddy getting himself killed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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