Extinct and Killed

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Extinct adjective - No longer existing.

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Killed and extinct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killed" instead an adjective "Extinct".

Nearby Word: extinction

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Extinct and killed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinct" instead an adjective "Killed".

Nearby Words: kill, killing, killer

In the Tunnels series, a Styx Phase killed off the dinosaurs, presumably triggering an environmental collapse that spelled doom for millions of other organisms that also went extinct.

Source: Phlebotinum Killed the Dinosaurs
Distressingly, an attempt to revive the extinct Pyrenean Ibex succumbed to lung problems (in this case shortly after birth) which is also what killed Dolly.

Source: Clone Degeneration aka: Clone Degradation
It killed almost a billion people and turned the survivors into "deviants", baseline humanity went practically extinct and only a couple people even noticed.

Source: No Transhumanism Allowed

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