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slain

American  
[sleyn] / sleɪn /

verb

  1. past participle of slay.

slain British  
/ sleɪn /

verb

  1. the past participle of slay

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Other Word Forms

  • unslain adjective

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Thousands turned out on Friday for the burial of the slain son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi in a town that still holds allegiance to the late longtime leader.

From Barron's

The walls of the local mosque had images of slain Iranian generals, including renowned covert operations commander Qassem Suleimani, glued on them.

From Barron's

In December, before Christmas, the rapper also appeared onstage with conservative activist Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, who was slain in September at Utah Valley University.

From Los Angeles Times

Arevalo, elected as a moderate in 2023, led a funeral service for the slain officers on Monday at the interior ministry in Guatemala City.

From Barron's

Earlier this month, Nobel Peace laureate and human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi was arrested, along with around 40 activists, during a memorial in the city of Mashhad for a lawyer who activists say was slain.

From The Wall Street Journal

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