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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
That compares to 42 homicides reported by this time last year.
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Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Despite attrition at the LAPD in recent years, crime has plummeted, with homicides in the city falling to levels not seen since the 1950s.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Authorities announced Tuesday that a man stands charged in connection with a string of homicides that took place in Gary, Indiana, in 2002.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Bronx was responsible for about a third of the city’s homicides last year, statistics show.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
However, Bundy reportedly failed to recall if Aime was among his victims while confessing to several homicides throughout Utah.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 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
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Despite attrition at the LAPD in recent years, crime has plummeted, with homicides in the city falling to levels not seen since the 1950s.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Authorities announced Tuesday that a man stands charged in connection with a string of homicides that took place in Gary, Indiana, in 2002.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Bronx was responsible for about a third of the city’s homicides last year, statistics show.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
However, Bundy reportedly failed to recall if Aime was among his victims while confessing to several homicides throughout Utah.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 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
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicides
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Barbie Ferreira stars as Margot, a content moderator who comes across some disturbing videos reenacting murders from the original Faces of Death.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Victims’ families express relief Several family members of the victims were present in court Wednesday, and some wept as Heuermann detailed the murders.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The meeting ended—the first where the Young Lords and community people had done a fine job of exposing the real criminals and murderers in the streets of our communities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The act allowed murderers’ bodies to be claimed by anatomists for research.—
Tara Ramanathan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 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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No wonder all these characters wanted to become assassins, Scott implies; they’re removed from reality by so many orders of magnitude that living, breathing fellow humans are just blurry images.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
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Mirrors were such a precious commodity in the heyday of the Venetian Republic that the assassins were dispatched to, well, dispatch any defectors who left La Serenissima and tried to take the secrets of creating that mesmerizing, reflective surface along with them.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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