Killed
Nixed
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Unfortunately, the editor nixed it, saying they'd lose sales in the South, and the writer killed Ferro Lad off as a form of protest.
Source: Suddenly Ethnicity - When Executive Veto nixed the death of Jack in the pilot episode of Lost, Grunberg was cast for one scene just to get killed by the monster.
Source: Death by Cameo
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Nixed and Killed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/killed/nixed
Killed & Nixed. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/killed/nixed>.
Nixed or Killed. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/killed/nixed.
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