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as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
this weather is murder on my sinuses
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as in homicide
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
arrested for attempting to commit murder
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
those people made me so mad I felt like I wanted to murder them
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as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
we listened in horror as she murdered our favorite song on stage
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Recent Examples of murder
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Rodriguez and Macarat, if convicted, each have the potential to become the first person in the United States sentenced to death for a crime other than murder since the death penalty was reinstituted in 1976, experts say.
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Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 June 2026
The new Netflix documentary, released last week, tells the gruesome tale of Taylor Parker, who in 2020 faked a pregnancy, then murdered Reagan Simmons-Hancock to steal her unborn baby.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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Dimmock said Simmons-Hancock’s family is still struggling with the murder.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Rodriguez and Macarat, if convicted, each have the potential to become the first person in the United States sentenced to death for a crime other than murder since the death penalty was reinstituted in 1976, experts say.
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Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Verb
The audience is introduced to David Burroughs (an intense Sam Worthington), who is in the fifth year of a life sentence for murdering his 3-year-old son in cold blood.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 June 2026
The new Netflix documentary, released last week, tells the gruesome tale of Taylor Parker, who in 2020 faked a pregnancy, then murdered Reagan Simmons-Hancock to steal her unborn baby.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murder
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Throw in an undercover mission to catch a mall theft ring and Riley’s got herself a true nightmare before Christmas.
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What initially seems like the perfect place for a rescue mission quickly turns into a nightmare.
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Police said there were no signs of trauma or foul play and homicide detectives are investigating.
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Pino faced charges of manslaughter and vessel homicide in connection with the crash, which killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez.
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He was invited by Malcolm X to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa, where agents with ties to the FBI, CIA and the Mafia, plotted to assassinate him.
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Iran’s new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is regarded as even more of a hard-liner than his father, Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated, at eighty-six, by Israeli Air Force strikes.
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After South Korea’s goalkeeper fumbled a ball, Luis Romo scored the goal that gave the Mexicans six points and pushed them to the top of the standings.
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OnlyFans fumbled a previous version of this dilemma.
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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement cannot sue tech giant Cisco over allegations of aiding the Chinese government’s surveillance and torture of the group.
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Surviving former residents alleged that rape and torture had been routine there for decades, especially under segregation, when Black boys bore the worst of the abuse.
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Polish prosecutors have not attributed the slaying to Moscow and Poland's Internal Security Agency did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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An attorney for Espinal declined to comment on his arrest in Jeremy’s slaying.
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Israel’s retaliatory military offensive in Gaza has killed 73,018 Palestinians, including those slain since the ceasefire, the Gaza Health Ministry said.
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Rhaenyra’s aunt, Rhaenys, is slain in the fight, and Aegon is mutilated, his own dragon left for dead on the field.
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The Philadelphia Phillies went into the top of the ninth inning down 8-6 to the Washington Nationals after Orion Kerkering gave up a three-run home run to blow the lead late in the game.
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While sitting on your porch or deck, a blast of air from a fan can help blow weak-flying mosquitoes away.
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“Murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murder. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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