Be killed
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Unlike condemned criminals who were thrown into the arena to be killed, professional gladiators had a certain level of respect and weren't treated as mere meat.
Source: Reality Is Unrealistic / General - He initially agreed to do so, only for his pride or self-respect to get the better of him, eventually winning anyway, which caused him to be killed by the Mob shortly afterwards.
Source: Ordered to Cheat - Lois McMaster Bujold's The Sharing Knife: There are life-sucking demons that surface with some frequency and can only be killed with human sacrifice; the Lakewalkers, who fight the demons, don't respect the farmers and the farmers don't trust the Lakewalkers.
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