- past participle of assassinate.
- past tense form of assassinate.
assassinated
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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After a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies in Iran, the assassinated former supreme leader has been buried.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The widow of assassinated right-wing activist Charlie Kirk came face-to-face Monday with the man alleged to have killed him, during a court hearing in the western United States.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Marx was largely unknown outside of Colorado’s evangelical community before Charlie Kirk was assassinated last September.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
The ritual is a tribute to his country’s founding prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, who was assassinated in a Belgian-led plot in 1961.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
No one needs to be reminded of who got assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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