kills off
Finishes them all
Kills off means to eliminate completely or cause the death of all members of a group.
A disease kills off a population.
A writer kills off a character.
A company kills off a product line by discontinuing it.
The phrase emphasizes finality—not just killing, but finishing the job entirely.
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- deathCessation of life
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- dies outCompletely disappears over time
extermination · phasing out · phases out · demise · dismantling · decimation · culling · annihilation · collapse · conclusion · obliteration · wipes out · obsolescence · suppression · fading · stamps out · does away with · depopulation
kills offrevives
Restores vigor or consciousness
resurrects · saves · rescues · keeps alive · preserves
kills offrepopulates
Fills an empty area
breeds · multiplies · replenishes · reintroduces · propagates
kills offbrings back
Retrieves or restores
revives · resurrects · introduces · creates · adds
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