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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
More information about homicides is available from The Sun’s homicides database.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
Eight homicides were justified in 2025, according to CMPD data.
—Jeff A. Chamer
may 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2026
With Schoefer’s murder, Foster has been convicted for four homicides that occurred in the Weimar area.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
That compares to 53 homicides reported by this time last year.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Investigators also cited a rising number of homicides in Georgia prisons, rising from seven in 2018 to 35 in 2023.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
There were 6,953 homicides across South Africa during that same period, police statistics showed.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
Eight homicides were justified in 2025, according to CMPD data.
—Jeff A. Chamer
may 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2026
With Schoefer’s murder, Foster has been convicted for four homicides that occurred in the Weimar area.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
That compares to 53 homicides reported by this time last year.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Investigators also cited a rising number of homicides in Georgia prisons, rising from seven in 2018 to 35 in 2023.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
There were 6,953 homicides across South Africa during that same period, police statistics showed.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicides
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On the anniversary of their murders, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Atlanta Field Office and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office renewed a call for information that might help with the case.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Tartaglione, who is now serving four life sentences for the murders, said in a 2025 podcast interview that his lawyers had handwriting experts examine the note.—
Shirsho Dasgupta
Updated May 6,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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But Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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This specifically benefits murderers and rapists, the officials said, and implies that parole is automatic, not something earned.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Goodson's death provoked public outrage in Ohio as the killings of Black people by White officers increased demands for police reform following the killing of Floyd by a White police officer in Minneapolis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Goodson’s death provoked public outrage in Ohio as the killings of Black people by white officers increased demands for police reform following the killing of Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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Riquelme Vega, a Chilean Dutch cocaine importer also in the Super Cartel, wanted to murder a rival in Dubai by sending a team of Colombian assassins to the Emirates, Kinahan voiced his disapproval.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Confronting her ends in violence, drawing Reacher into a web of secrets involving the Pentagon, political assassins and a powerful woman with ties to the military.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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