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Recent Examples of matricide
At the center of the installation is the myth of Orestes, which hinges on the justification of matricide.
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Eana Kim, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
According to a new study published in Current Biology on Monday, Nov. 17, several species of parasitic ants have evolved a way to manipulate worker ants into killing their own queen — a form of matricide that biologists say has never been observed in this exact form.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
But while such stories include plenty of violence, the killing of a mother in folklore — let alone children being tricked into matricide — is almost nonexistent, said Dr. Maria Tatar, a professor emerita of folklore and mythology at Harvard University who was not involved in the new study.
—CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
This provides favorable conditions that preference the evolution of induced matricide.
—New Atlas, 17 Nov. 2025
In the illuminated texts of the medieval and early Renaissance periods, artists decided to rachet up the horrors of Agrippina’s matricide.
—Diana Arterian
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Several generate physical action that, besides wickedness, is driven by rage — fights, accidents, assaults, pederasty, filicide, matricide.
—Stuart Dybek, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
One thing that struck most reporters was her apparent lack of remorse or grief over this rare crime — matricide, the murder of a mother by her biological child.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
Eana Kim, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
According to a new study published in Current Biology on Monday, Nov. 17, several species of parasitic ants have evolved a way to manipulate worker ants into killing their own queen — a form of matricide that biologists say has never been observed in this exact form.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
But while such stories include plenty of violence, the killing of a mother in folklore — let alone children being tricked into matricide — is almost nonexistent, said Dr. Maria Tatar, a professor emerita of folklore and mythology at Harvard University who was not involved in the new study.
—CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
This provides favorable conditions that preference the evolution of induced matricide.
—New Atlas, 17 Nov. 2025
In the illuminated texts of the medieval and early Renaissance periods, artists decided to rachet up the horrors of Agrippina’s matricide.
—Diana Arterian
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Several generate physical action that, besides wickedness, is driven by rage — fights, accidents, assaults, pederasty, filicide, matricide.
—Stuart Dybek, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
One thing that struck most reporters was her apparent lack of remorse or grief over this rare crime — matricide, the murder of a mother by her biological child.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matricide
Noun
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The opera is known for its modernist music, performed by one of the largest orchestras in operatic repertoire, which uses dramatically harsh harmonies to embody its themes of grief, revenge and patricide.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
12 May 2026
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Walt had long described himself as a benevolent father to his workers, and the strike seemed an act of personal betrayal and disloyalty verging on patricide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Avici hell is the lowest and most terrible level of the eight hot hells of Buddhism, where those who’ve committed serious crimes (like parricide) must face constant suffering.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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This is what's known as a parricide, where somebody kills their parents.—
Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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But Iran did little to stop the fratricide.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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But what is absolutely clear to me right now is that this Israeli government is committing suicide, homicide and fratricide.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
28 Aug. 2025
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Unlike the Conservative Party, however, Labour does not have a history of regicide; the party has never mounted an official challenge against a sitting prime minister.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 May 2026
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The radical shifts in France — regicide, the Committee of Public Safety’s terror, and expansionist campaigns — dissolved the moral and practical basis for the alliance.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Each year in the United States there are nearly 500 arrests for filicide – which is the legal term for when parents kill their children – according to an analysis of FBI data by Forensic Science International.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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That number doesn't include the many filicides that end with parents taking their own lives.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2026
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The murder charges came after police conferred with the Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, the department said.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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New Hampshire authorities are asking for the public’s help in solving a four-decade long murder mystery.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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“Matricide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matricide. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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