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The phrase "are designed to kill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing objects, systems, or methods that have the purpose or capability of causing death or destruction.
Example: "Certain types of weapons are designed to kill efficiently and with minimal effort."
Alternatives: "intended to cause death" or "meant to eliminate".
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They are designed to kill the most people.
Current autoclaving practices are designed to kill bacteria.
"These are poisons, and they are designed to kill something that is living.
Some systems are designed to kill many weeds and insects, problems your lawn may not have.
After all, treatments that are designed to kill cancer cells will inevitably affect healthy cells too.
Bureaucracies are designed to kill innovation in the name of predictability.
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In politics, it is designed to kill.
The development of chlorine gas attacks were designed to kill.
"The system was designed to kill you," he said.
The cliché is true: The process is designed to kill bills, not to make new laws.
The array had been designed "to kill whoever entered it," Chief Oates said.
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