homicides

noun

plural of homicide
1
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 In Puerto Rico, rates of intimate partner homicides and femicides are roughly double per capita compared to the mainland United States. — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 But steep drops in shootings and homicides in other parts of Chicago mean that the number of shootings citywide is 2% lower than the same period last year, while homicides are up slightly, by 4%. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Violent crime has fallen sharply in New York City so far this year, with homicides down 24% and on pace to potentially hit their lowest level in decades. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Officials credited the effort with a nearly 40% reduction in homicides in Duval County in its first four years. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The summer crime spike in Boston has Councilor Brian Worrell looking to strategies used in Baltimore, a city long known for violence, for ways to get a handle on recent homicides and mass shootings throughout the Hub. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 At this point last year, Kansas City had recorded 104 homicides. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 In looking at Pittsburgh and Allegheny County data, homicides are outpacing last year's numbers. — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 There were 96 homicides in 2025 compared to 110 the year before, according to CMPD. — Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
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  1. murders
  2. murderers
  3. killings
  4. assassins
Noun
  • The movement thereafter played a prominent role in protests across the United States and in other countries, particularly in the wake of the murders of Eric Garner in 2014 and George Floyd in 2020.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But when similar slayings begin to occur years later, Pete and his ambitious young colleague, Detective Amanda Beck, must figure out whether Carter had an accomplice that got away, or if the murders are merely the work of a copycat.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of murders
Noun
  • Agent Mulder, hot on the trail of a group of murderers who are harvesting their victims' organs, breaks into a makeshift laboratory in an attempt to save an abducted woman.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The statement came after Roth detailed a sequence in the film to Polygon that features a cartoon that seemingly hypnotizes children, turning them into murderers.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of murderers
Noun
  • The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of killings
Noun
  • Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Clive Owen and other assassins pursue them through the streets of Europe.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of assassins

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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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