Kill
Kill verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it
Strike out and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strike out" instead a verb "Kill".
Strike out
Strike out verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: struck out all references to indecent matters
Kill and strike out are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Strike out".
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One potential companion, MacCready, is a former Gunner who joined for the money, but grew so disgusted with their kill-happy ways he leaves them to strike out on his own.
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Kill 'em All: It turns out that Omid and Christa both survived and met up with Clementine, but Omid gets killed early on in Episode 1, and Clem and Christa are later separated, forcing the former to strike out on her own and find a new group.
Source: Video Game / The Walking Dead -
Though she does knock Ballard unconscious when he tries to kill Logan Children Are a Waste: Very young children are raised by robotic nursemaids, a la Brave New World, until they're old enough to strike out on their own — which in this dystopian future happens at age 7.
Source: Literature / Logan's Run
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