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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
The Tepes’ deaths are apparent homicides by gunshot wounds, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office told CNN.
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Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Surveillance video shows a person of interest in the homicides of Spencer and Monique Tepe in Columbus, Ohio.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
There were 230 homicides in Los Angeles in 2025, according to the LAPD.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
More information about homicides is available from The Sun’s homicides database.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
No other homicides were reported in Richton Park last year.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Below is a list of homicides police have reported, with additional information about the cases and the response.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Violent crime incidents, property crime incidents and property crime victimization were also down in 2024 citywide, CMPD said in its end-of-year report, though homicides and violent crime victimization ticked up.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Surveillance video shows a person of interest in the homicides of Spencer and Monique Tepe in Columbus, Ohio.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
There were 230 homicides in Los Angeles in 2025, according to the LAPD.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
More information about homicides is available from The Sun’s homicides database.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
No other homicides were reported in Richton Park last year.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Below is a list of homicides police have reported, with additional information about the cases and the response.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Violent crime incidents, property crime incidents and property crime victimization were also down in 2024 citywide, CMPD said in its end-of-year report, though homicides and violent crime victimization ticked up.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicides
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The state only has to prove that McKee intended and accomplished the murders.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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Capote got the go-ahead from The New Yorker’s editor, William Shawn, to delineate the effects the murders were having on the small Kansas community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The real horror is that the murderers are so thoroughly human.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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And, of course, Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders, whose Shelby family of murderers and miscreants amassed such a cult following over six seasons that the series is getting its own movie in March.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Lawful killings by police officers are not included in the LAPD’s homicide total; officials have said the Porter killing remains under investigation.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some of these killings infuriated local residents, many of whom believe killing bears should be the last resort.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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When a father seeking vengeance, an American operative experiencing a string of bad luck, and several independent assassins hailing from around the world all end up on the same bullet train bound for Kyoto, the results are violent — and the survivors minimal.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
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The situation gets more complex with the addition of a bunch of oddball assassins trying to murder the neighbor, plus other mysterious and shady types like his former associate Laverne (Weaver).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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