killings

Definition of killingsnext
plural of killing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of killings 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 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 Some of these killings infuriated local residents, many of whom believe killing bears should be the last resort. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killings
Noun
  • Many questions from the fair rent commission members on Saturday focused on Sun Communities’ profits compared to the cost of the rent increase to residents.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • This may well be true, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management portfolio manager Sophie Huynh, but physical constraints could pose a bigger problem to profits than the cycle itself.
    Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Running back Anthony Woods was a standout on the white team, scoring the first touchdown of the game on a six-yard run and going for multiple big gains early.
    Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • On Wednesday morning, economists polled by FactSet expect ADP to show job gains of 95,000 in April.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • There were the stories of coastal cleanups, the advocacy of Everglades preservationists, and the young student who planted thousands of tiny mangroves to help restore miles of our shoreline.
    Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Either way, getting to the uranium will require heavy earth-moving equipment, says Cheryl Rofer, a retired Los Alamos National Laboratory chemist, who participated in nuclear material cleanups in Estonia and Kazakhstan.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nor does your letter mention the countless rapes and massacres carried out by Hamas on that day.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Planting seasons, river baptisms, torture, prayers, African dialects, poverty, massacres, lynchings.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Each month, the indictment says, a member of the Chapitos gang responsible for overseeing operations in Culiacán received a box stuffed with a large amount of cash, along with a list of corrupt officials who were supposed to receive the payoffs.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • First, the software giant is doubling down on capital expenditures as Wall Street increasingly asks when investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure will produce more dramatic payoffs in revenue growth.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • More information about homicides is available from The Sun’s homicides database.
    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
Noun
  • On rare occasions, books expected to be midlist titles become unexpected bestsellers, providing big revenue windfalls for their publisher.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Some filers who itemize tax breaks have also seen windfalls from the bigger federal deduction limit for state and local taxes, known as SALT.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killings. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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