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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
Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The city saw fewer than 100 homicides in 2025, which hadn’t occurred since 2019.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
But while Republicans may not be responsible for the drop in homicides, Democrats may not be either.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
While data varied between cities, researchers said there were 25% fewer homicides in 2025 compared to 2019, with rates dropping in 27 of 35 cities in the sample.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
There were 126 homicides in Zone 18 last year, the most of any of the capital’s 24 districts.
—Sonia Pérez D, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
That compares to eleven homicides reported at this time last year.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 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
Listen to this article Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The city saw fewer than 100 homicides in 2025, which hadn’t occurred since 2019.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
But while Republicans may not be responsible for the drop in homicides, Democrats may not be either.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
While data varied between cities, researchers said there were 25% fewer homicides in 2025 compared to 2019, with rates dropping in 27 of 35 cities in the sample.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
There were 126 homicides in Zone 18 last year, the most of any of the capital’s 24 districts.
—Sonia Pérez D, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
That compares to eleven homicides reported at this time last year.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 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
Listen to this article Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicides
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Banfield’s defense attorney has accused prosecutors of offering Peres Magalhães a way out of prison in exchange for a false story to pin the murders on Banfield.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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When murders are down, reinforce the teams and solve the older cases.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.—
Eric Balliet,
Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2026
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State leaders must deploy the National Guard and use every tool at their disposal to protect civilians from these murderers.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The crisis caused by Minneapolis killings Senators returned to work this week dealing with the fallout from the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers, as well as the killing of Renee Good in the city weeks earlier.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Crisis after Minneapolis killings Senators returned to work this week dealing with the fallout from the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers, as well as the killing of Renee Good in the city weeks earlier.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the first season of action thriller A Shop For Killers, Kim Hye-jun starred as Jeong Ji-an, a college student who must fight off a bevy of highly skilled assassins while trying to get to the bottom of her uncle’s death.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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