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assassination

noun as in bump-off

noun as in homicide

noun as in killing

noun as in massacre

noun as in pogrom

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Example Sentences

McCoy, citing Trump’s ability to weather indictments, setbacks and assassination attempts, called his election a “miracle.”

Canada’s former justice minister has confirmed to the BBC he was the target of a recent Iranian assassination attempt that was foiled.

From BBC

“Weaving” through an imagined assassination scenario, Trump explained that political violence sometimes has an unexpected upside: “To get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news, and I don’t mind that so much.”

From Salon

In the months leading up to the US presidential election, Trump was the target of two apparent assassination attempts.

From BBC

Federal agents, including undercover operatives, were in the ballroom during the assassination and took no steps to intervene, the lawsuit alleges.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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