Killed and Wanted

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Wanted and killed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanted" instead a verb "Killed".

Nearby Words: kill, killing, killer

Wanted adjective - Desired or wished for or sought.

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Killed and wanted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Killed" instead a verb "Wanted".

Nearby Words: want, wanting

The politician knew about the Foxkin but wanted the two societies to live in peace with each other; Jakob killed her in hopes of setting the stage for them to be destroyed instead.

Source: Comic Book / Doctor Who (Titan)
Instead of losing his parents as a child, however, Reid Randall lost his brother as an adult — he was killed by gangsters who wanted to scare the Randalls into handing over the family business.

Source: Death by Origin Story
Alan Grant points out that the raptors would've killed them outright if they'd wanted.

Source: If I Wanted You Dead...

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