KILL OFF Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

kill off

verb

Definition of kill off

as in to blot out

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Recent Examples of kill off Steaming your fresh produce, like broccoli, in a pan for a few minutes should be enough to kill off the parasite. — Michelle Marchante july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 After this second surgery and worm discovery, his doctors put him on anti-parasitic medication to kill off any possible remaining worms lurking in him. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 In any case, Lohar was introduced, given way too much importance, and then killed off an episode later (after a two-year time-gap in the real world). — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Pochettino made two substitutes with 10 minutes to go in the match to send on some fresh legs as the USA tried to kill off the game. — David Close, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for kill off

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Verb

Those shots blotted out what had been an inspiriting effort by the Valkyries’ bench unit.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Those in the eclipse's path were treated to an incredible display as the moon completely blotted out the sun and revealed its outermost layer, which for a few minutes appeared as a striking glowing ring.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of blot out

Verb

If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of cut down

Verb

In fact, some protests have started breaking out, though not at the massive scale that was seen in January, when the government slaughtered thousands in a brutal crackdown.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
More than 10,000 people, including many children, died during the two-year siege of Sarajevo and more than 7,000 Muslims, mostly men and boys were slaughtered within a few days in Srebrenica in July 1995.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of slaughter

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In June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyydecided to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II, causing outrage in Poland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
The regime has demonstrated an extreme brutality toward the population, having massacred thousands of unarmed protestors this past January.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of massacre

Verb

And no one understands that feeling quite like Catherine Grace (Lola Petticrew), the serial killer Alice helped put away — and is now confiding in.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Under the right conditions, a single one-kilogram adult can put away four medium-sized blue crabs a day.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of put away

Verb

In recent months, rising Treasury yields have made taking out a mortgage more expensive.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
But as Marty Supreme proved last year, debuting after the rest of the competition can also feel a bit like being the lone straggler in a bike race who escapes the cascading crash that takes out everyone else.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of take out

Verb

This powerful dream sequence shows Sarah and the rest of Los Angeles utterly annihilated by a nuclear blast.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Here was an artist actively working to annihilate members of the LGBTQ+ community for sport, and Dolly tells me to still show love to him?

— Hunter Kelly, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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