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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 department said in its mid-year crime report overall crime was down 8% year-over-year in the city, including a 29% drop in homicides.
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Arguments are a key contributor to at least 42 homicides in Kansas City this year, according to police data.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The Medical Examiner’s Office has classified the deaths of two men as homicides since 2022, citing the jail staff’s failure to provide proper medical care.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Charlotte had 105 homicides in 2024 compared to 88 in 2023, the Associated Press reported, and the rate of vehicle thefts per 100,000 people more than doubled there from 2020 through 2024.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Arguments and fights have consistently been the primary factor in most homicides since the city began tracking data in 2005.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The city reported just seven homicides in August, the fewest in that month in at least five decades.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Through late August, the city had recorded 266 homicides, a 32% decline in killings from the same time period in 2024, according to CPD data.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Arguments are a key contributor to at least 42 homicides in Kansas City this year, according to police data.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The Medical Examiner’s Office has classified the deaths of two men as homicides since 2022, citing the jail staff’s failure to provide proper medical care.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Charlotte had 105 homicides in 2024 compared to 88 in 2023, the Associated Press reported, and the rate of vehicle thefts per 100,000 people more than doubled there from 2020 through 2024.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Arguments and fights have consistently been the primary factor in most homicides since the city began tracking data in 2005.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The city reported just seven homicides in August, the fewest in that month in at least five decades.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Through late August, the city had recorded 266 homicides, a 32% decline in killings from the same time period in 2024, according to CPD data.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicides
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In the laconic tones of a police report, Ibargüengoitia investigates the murders and their motives, the society and the profession - the oldest of all, but no less mysterious for that - which precipitated them.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The 42-year-old has a rap sheet spanning three decades, including two armed robberies in Manhattan just weeks before the murders, FOX 5 reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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He’s joined by another (somewhat literal) murderers’ row of actors including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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If drug traffickers are a legitimate target, well then why aren't rapists, murderers and child abusers?—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The two Kill Bill films, while still about crime and criminals and ninja assassins, set themselves apart from his earlier works.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The six-episode limited series fictionalizes the rise and fall of the sisters Arcángela and Serafina Baladro, who built an empire of brothels and became infamous for being the most ruthless and feared serial killers in the country.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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So treat your crepe myrtles according to label directions with a systemic insecticide called bio advance tree and shrub insect killers.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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