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Recent Examples of homicidal This is presumably a reference to Perkins' status as a closeted gay man, something Hitchcock likely knew, and not because Perkins had homicidal tendencies. Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025 Chicken collaborates with Roz, Hothead’s older friend, to coax her out of homicidal rampages, to give her hugs, and to tell her to go to sleep. Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 The marshals got out of their vehicle as the suspect walked down the street and called the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center to report having homicidal and suicidal thoughts. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homicidal
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murderous
Adjective
  • Their characters try to help when the Fisherman, a hook-wielding murderous menace in a rain slicker, returns to haunt yet another group of youngsters with no respect for road safety.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Halloween 5 presents more supernatural elements than previous Halloween films, with Jamie having a telepathic connection to her murderous uncle, and Michael being cursed and controlled by a cult to kill his family members.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Homicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicidal. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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