Dead and Killed

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Dead noun - The state of being dead.

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Killed and dead are semantically related. in perished topic. In some cases you can use "Killed" instead the word "Dead" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: deadly

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Dead and killed are semantically related. You can use "Dead" instead the word "Killed" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: kill, killing, killer

He did so as a demonstration to show that one cannot simply wish the Djinn were dead or killed.

Source: Three Wishes
Truth in Television just recently: at least one "dead" Islamic terrorist turned out Not Quite Dead and killed at least one U.S. soldier.

Source: Playing Possum
Used in The Nightmare Before Christmas when the Halloween Town citizens thinks Jack was shot down and killed (well, okay, Jack was dead already, but there's apparently a Deader Than Dead scenario).

Source: Our Hero Is Dead

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