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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
To combat an epidemic of fentanyl deaths, prosecutors around the country have increasingly treated fatal overdoses as homicides.
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Ari Fife, The Frontier, 17 Feb. 2026
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Riccio, of Minneapolis, died of a single gunshot wound to the head in a homicide.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
Buckner’s cousin, the actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, lost three members of their family in a triple homicide.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Mayor Quinton Lucas appeared Monday morning on Hustle & Shyne, a show on Hot 103 Jamz, and was asked about the double homicide.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
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Ari Fife, The Frontier, 17 Feb. 2026
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Riccio, of Minneapolis, died of a single gunshot wound to the head in a homicide.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
Buckner’s cousin, the actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, lost three members of their family in a triple homicide.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Mayor Quinton Lucas appeared Monday morning on Hustle & Shyne, a show on Hot 103 Jamz, and was asked about the double homicide.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicide
Noun
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Colt Gray, now 16, has been indicted on 55 felony counts, including four counts of malice murder, according to court documents.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Now, as a reporter, Camille returns to her hometown to cover an unsolved murder while staying in her childhood home.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The show’s initial cast, all of whom were writers as well, featured a murderer’s row of comic talent in Candy, Joe Flaherty, Levy, Andrea Martin, O’Hara, Harold Ramis and Dave Thomas; Moranis joined later in the show’s run, as did Martin Short.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, a jury found Townsend guilty of endangerment and concealing a homicide, but the murderer is still out there.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the days after Kirk’s death, politicians, law enforcement, and many media outlets tried to parse the meaning of the assassin’s inscriptions—to find a motive or assign blame.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children, reads Netflix’s synopsis.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Homicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicide. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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