homicides

noun

plural of homicide
1
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 new minimum applies to more than 50 unsolved homicides and missing-person cases in tribal communities. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Officials credited the effort with a nearly 40% reduction in homicides in Duval County in its first four years. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The summer crime spike in Boston has Councilor Brian Worrell looking to strategies used in Baltimore, a city long known for violence, for ways to get a handle on recent homicides and mass shootings throughout the Hub. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 At this point last year, Kansas City had recorded 104 homicides. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 In looking at Pittsburgh and Allegheny County data, homicides are outpacing last year's numbers. — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 There were 96 homicides in 2025 compared to 110 the year before, according to CMPD. — Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Graff and Bateman tackle the most high-profile homicides in the city inspired by some of Canada’s most infamous headlines. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 This time last year, only two homicides had been committed, according to NYPD statistics. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicides
  1. murders
  2. murderers
  3. killings
  4. assassins
Noun
  • Citywide, shootings and murders have reached historic lows this year including in July a record 29-day streak in Brooklyn without a single homicide.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Lindsay was paralyzed after the violent incident and was arrested and charged with the murders shortly afterward.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of murders
Noun
  • Agent Mulder, hot on the trail of a group of murderers who are harvesting their victims' organs, breaks into a makeshift laboratory in an attempt to save an abducted woman.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The statement came after Roth detailed a sequence in the film to Polygon that features a cartoon that seemingly hypnotizes children, turning them into murderers.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of murderers
Noun
  • The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of killings
Noun
  • Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Clive Owen and other assassins pursue them through the streets of Europe.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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