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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

in a way that is correct and exact; without error

“She measured the ingredients accurately to ensure the cake turned out perfectly.”

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assassinate

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/əˈsasɪneɪt/Used In Literature ↓

Assassination, murder.

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Related Words

murderedslainkillkillingstabassassinterminate with extreme prejudicestrike down

Poetry examples for “assassinate”

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ROSCOMMONbySamuel Johnson

gaming-table, he was attacked, in the dark, by three ruffians, who were

employed to assassinate him. The earl defended himself with so much

resolution, that he despatched one of the aggressors; whilst a gentleman,

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