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as in murders
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 murderers
a person who kills another person
throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide
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Recent Examples of homicides
South Africa has extremely high violent crime rates, with the country recording more than 23,000 homicides in the last financial year, according to official crime statistics, an average of more than 60 a day.
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CBS News, 10 June 2026
Specifics of how he was linked to the homicides have not been released.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
South Africa has extremely high violent crime rates, with the country recording more than 23,000 homicides in the last financial year, according to official crime statistics, an average of more than 60 a day.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
On Friday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson posted on social media praising a reported drop in homicides in his city on Gun Violence Awareness Day.
—Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
The motive for the homicides and suicide was not known.
—City News Service, Daily News, 8 June 2026
But the reality is that homicides in Detroit hit a 60-year low in 2025, and nonfatal shootings are also significantly down.
—Divya Ramjee, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago, and 2025 was the fourth.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
At this point in 2025, Kansas City had recorded 68 homicides.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
CBS News, 10 June 2026
Specifics of how he was linked to the homicides have not been released.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
South Africa has extremely high violent crime rates, with the country recording more than 23,000 homicides in the last financial year, according to official crime statistics, an average of more than 60 a day.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
On Friday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson posted on social media praising a reported drop in homicides in his city on Gun Violence Awareness Day.
—Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
The motive for the homicides and suicide was not known.
—City News Service, Daily News, 8 June 2026
But the reality is that homicides in Detroit hit a 60-year low in 2025, and nonfatal shootings are also significantly down.
—Divya Ramjee, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago, and 2025 was the fourth.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
At this point in 2025, Kansas City had recorded 68 homicides.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicides
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Working with the Orange County and Santa Clara County DA's offices, investigators began working to return Kim to the United States for prosecution of both murders.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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In that time, her legend has only grown, and more and more horrific murders have been tied back to her.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
12 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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That is always top of mind for writers like Ian Brennan, whose story about life and motivations of one of the most notorious murderers and grave robbers in American history was also an exploration of complex mental health struggles.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Goodson's death provoked public outrage in Ohio as the killings of Black people by White officers increased demands for police reform following the killing of Floyd by a White police officer in Minneapolis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Goodson’s death provoked public outrage in Ohio as the killings of Black people by white officers increased demands for police reform following the killing of Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 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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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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