assassination
noun
the premeditated act of killing someone suddenly or secretively, especially a prominent person.
assassinations
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pluralof assassination.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Vietnam, inner-city riots, and the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. had cast a pall over the Day-Glo optimism of the Love Generation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s true that some presidents, like Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Gerald Ford, didn’t enjoy clear electoral boons after failed assassinations.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2026
"It makes sense that Vahidi and Mojtaba Khamenei have not been seen because Tehran is still worried about Israeli assassinations."
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
To counteract viewer angst about all the dark topics covered in the news about Vietnam, assassinations and more, television leaned into pure escapism for most of the mid-late Sixties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
In 1969 it became clear to us that he was living in 1968, because he kept shaking his head over the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
