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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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Trump attended a dignified transfer in March 2026 for six U.S. servicemembers killed in the Middle East, and another later that month for fallen aircrew members.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

A day earlier, the military identified two US service members killed in action in Jordan as Pfc Isabella Gonzales, 19, and 1st Lt Tyler Feehan, 25.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Reuters reported that the men killed in Texas and Maine were not the original targets of the immigration operations.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

The blaze, which killed 19 people, remains under investigation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The tamping iron has not killed him because the damage is limited to specific organs that are not critical to life.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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