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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
An autopsy later revealed each victim died from a single gunshot wound to the head, and their deaths were ruled homicides, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella said.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025
Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide unit at 513-352-3542.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025
For example, nationally, fewer than 41% of homicide victims are white, yet 76% of executions since 1976 have involved white victims.
—Don Siegelman, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
The Yogurt Shop Murders is a new HBO documentary about the unsolved 1991 homicide of four teenage girls in Austin.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025
Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide unit at 513-352-3542.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025
For example, nationally, fewer than 41% of homicide victims are white, yet 76% of executions since 1976 have involved white victims.
—Don Siegelman, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
The Yogurt Shop Murders is a new HBO documentary about the unsolved 1991 homicide of four teenage girls in Austin.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicide
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Jamison Fisher, 50, has been indicted on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealment of a homicidal death in the murder of Trudy Appleby, authorities in Moline, Illinois, said during a news conference on Thursday, Aug. 14.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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More than a month after the parents’ deaths, deputies issued a warrant for Leman’s arrest on murder charges.—
Mike Stunson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025
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The murderer had turned the gun on himself and was no longer a threat.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Yet Law & Order never had intimate scenes with murderers like me, like when my mom and aunt Mary Ann came up for extended visits as part of the family-reunion program.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
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The deal paves the way for new installments for Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne, a CIA assassin suffering from amnesia.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bloodsport, being an assassin who has a change of heart and becomes a hero, while also having a deep rat phobia, was fantastic.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Homicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicide. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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