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as in murder
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide, but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found
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as in murderer
a person who kills another person
throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide
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Recent Examples of homicide
That’s quite a homicide rate for the Navy.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Two men and one woman were found dead in a Crete Township home early Monday morning in a case being investigated as a triple homicide, according to the Will County sheriff’s office.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In Mississippi, public records illustrated how few prison homicides have been prosecuted.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Two men and one woman were found dead in a Crete Township home early Monday morning in a case being investigated as a triple homicide, according to the Will County sheriff’s office.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In Mississippi, public records illustrated how few prison homicides have been prosecuted.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicide
Noun
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Tucker's defense attorney argued she was intoxicated during the crime, but she was found guilty of capital murder.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bush was charged with murder, home invasion and criminal possession of a firearm.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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The parolee list features a man who killed his girlfriend’s 22-month-old daughter, and a first-degree murderer who fatally shot a restaurant owner during a robbery.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Lillian Cross, a doctor’s wife, ended up standing near the would-be assassin.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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She’s also consumed by vengeful rage, much of it directed at the unstable assassin Bullseye (Wilson Bethel).—
Bob Strauss,
Houston Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Homicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicide. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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