as in murders
the act of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any further suffering
Some called her death a mercy killing.
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Noun
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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 -
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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That compares to 42 homicides reported by this time last year.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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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,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ghaemi said that this language was reminiscent of the propaganda that helped fuel and justify other historic atrocities, such as the massacres in Myanmar or Rwanda.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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And Glocks have been the killing machine of choice in some of America’s most horrifying massacres, including Virginia Tech in 2007, which left 33 dead, including the gunman, and the shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill in California in November 2018, where a gunman killed 13 people, then himself.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Mercy killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercy%20killings. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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