- past participle of assassinate.
- past tense form of assassinate.
assassinated
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The Killer-Critic Assassinated by His Widower, Even, 1997: RB Kitaj’s greatest act of revenge was this painting, displayed at the Royal Academy’s 1997 Summer Exhibition.
From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2013
Assassinated shortly after reelection, McKinley was succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt, whom Hanna called a "crazy man."
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Assassinated with King Alexander of Yugoslavia at Marseille was the great French protagonist of a pact to end war in Eastern Europe by mutually guaranteeing all frontiers.
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Later he became President of the Convention, found French inspiration for his pictures of historic catastrophes� Last Moments of Lepelletier de Saint-Farceau, Marat Assassinated.
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Assassinated April 14, 1865; died April 15, 1865, at Washington, D. C. Enrolled by Special Resolution, to date from April 15, 1865.
From Lincoln's Last Hours by Leale, Charles Augustus
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