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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
The judge, who is presiding at the trial in the 296th District Court in Collin County, denied a defense request for the jury to be permitted to consider criminally negligent homicide, but jurors were instructed to consider manslaughter, a reckless killing.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
But inside their home, Brendan and the family's live-in au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, were spinning a web of infidelity and deception that culminated in a chilling double homicide.
—Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
The fatal shooting marks the 12th homicide in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2026, compared to nine at this time last year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Scott Quigley’s motor vehicle homicide case.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
But inside their home, Brendan and the family's live-in au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, were spinning a web of infidelity and deception that culminated in a chilling double homicide.
—Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
The fatal shooting marks the 12th homicide in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2026, compared to nine at this time last year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Scott Quigley’s motor vehicle homicide case.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicide
Noun
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Digwa, 23, was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with an 8-inch (21 centimeter) Sikh dagger and sentenced this week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Jenny’s murder strengthens her resolve.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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Any justice in the community would praise this murderer’s row of craftspeople working on the production design for the period town setting; makeup, especially Pennywise’s horrible face; sound design, for helping to keep the audio terrors churning along; and the costume work.—
William Earl,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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That year, even major characters and first-person narrators wound up dead, killed by strangers or friends or family members, often by parents, or serial murderers, or in accidents, usually right at the end at the story, no warning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The bombshells, Gabriel from Brazil and Kayda from New Hampshire, arrive like sexy assassins and silently start making out with everyone standing on a red dot.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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His legacy as one of rap’s great subliminal assassins is one of the most impressive parts of his career.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
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“Homicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicide. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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