Axed and Killed

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Killed and axed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killed" instead a verb "Axed".

Nearby Word: axing

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Axed and killed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Axed" instead a verb "Killed".

Nearby Words: kill, killing, killer

On The Walking Dead, Dale was killed off after Jeffrey DeMunn requested to leave when showrunner Frank Darabont was axed.

Source: McLeaned
People run off the road, airplane pilots killed, person who got in the way of a scheme gets axed, professional hitman at large, et cetera, et cetera.

Source: Body of the Week
However, just before the release of Happiness, a reorganisation at Capitol axed the jobs of the executives who supported her and killed promotion.

Source: Music / Lisa Germano

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