Kill and Sanction

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Kill

Kill verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.
Usage example: the Senate killed the bill by a single vote
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Synonyms for Kill
Antonyms for Kill
Sanction is an antonym for kill in cancel topic.
Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Sanction

Sanction verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.
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Synonyms for Sanction
Antonyms for Sanction
Kill is an antonym for sanction.
Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning
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How words are described

perfect perfect kill perfect sanction
free free kill free sanction
immediate immediate kill immediate sanction
final final kill final sanction

Common collocations

player kill player sanction player
heroes kill heroes sanction heroes

Both words in one sentence

  • Only the Unspoken Name, the leader of the Ascended, can issue a sanction order to kill another Ascended.
    Source: Ape Shall Never Kill Ape
  • Monster / Comic Books Black Noir drove Homelander insane by gaslighting him with the aforementioned atrocities so he would receive the sanction to kill him, which Noir thought was the only thing that gave his life meaning since he was created to kill Homelander.
    Source: Monster / Comic Books
  • Inverted: An FBI agent goes out of sanction to try and kill Strega; when she (literally) stomps him into the ground, the FBI basically write it off as a suicide.
    Source: Literature / Whateley Universe
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