murdered

verb

past tense of murder
1
as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately those people made me so mad I felt like I wanted to murder them

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2
as in fumbled
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 murdered In October 2023, when Hamas broke out of Gaza and murdered hundreds of Israelis, most of them civilians, Netanyahu looked done for. — Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 July 2026 Popham murdered Elaine on November 1, 1979, after striking her from behind with frying pans, rendering her unconscious, and then shooting her in the head with Bunyard’s shotgun in the garage. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 To call on the same electrician for years and later learn that he and his family have been murdered in a massacre. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 According to his own brother’s testimony, Sochor raped and murdered Gifford, then hid her body. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026 No one really knows how many the mob murdered that afternoon, but historians generally agree the number ranges from dozens to hundreds. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026 The gunman, Sundance Oliver, murdered a 21-year-old man just 10 hours before shooting Rattrey-Brothers in the Kingsbridge Houses, according to police. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026 Within hours, Gifford was raped and murdered after Sochor and his brother left the Fort Lauderdale bar with her under the guise of going to breakfast, court records say. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026 People were becoming aware of the tens of millions of victims who had been murdered by communist regimes over the previous decades. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdered
  1. assassinated
  2. fumbled
  3. executed
  4. blew
  5. killed
  6. butchered
  7. ruined
  8. dubbed
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  • The 48-year-old daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte is accused of corruption, bribery, misappropriating millions in government funds and threatening to have the current president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, assassinated.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
  • Politician Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of assassinated former Burma Prime Minister Aung San, was placed under house arrest by Burma’s ruling junta.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of assassinated
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  • But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Before that, Tampa Bay fumbled scoring opportunities in five of the first seven innings and stranded five overall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Definition of fumbled
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  • Of the 63 inmates executed in the United States in 2025 and so far this year, Florida has carried out 28 of them.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Channel your inner Sporty Spice with preppy tees featuring jersey numbers and rugby stripes, executed with fashionable precision by Versace, Nili Lotan, Staud, and TWP.
    — Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026
Definition of executed
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  • Allmendinger blew a tire and hit the wall with 25 laps remaining to cause another caution.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Then on Sunday, the Mets blew a two-run lead in the ninth and lost to Boston 3-2 in 10 innings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of blew
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  • An Iranian missile and drone attack has killed nine fighters of an Iranian-Kurdish group based in neighboring Iraq, according to an official from the group.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The defense attorneys argued Harris fired the first shots that killed Payton friend Turner and set off the barrage that led to the deaths of bystanders Martinez, Alexander, and Davis.
    — Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of killed
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  • The magazine’s anatomically graphic photos—rats butchered alive, dogs with their faces sliced open, monkeys screaming at the electrodes implanted in their abdomens—seemed like windows into hell.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • That November, working once again with the Humane Society, Anderson rescued three dogs bound for South Korea to be butchered for meat and another that was rescued from Hurricane Ian in Florida.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of butchered
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  • Michael seemed to be saying that by admitting her dishonesty, Ethel would have ruined their childhood and poisoned any prospect of a future relationship with her.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Instead of fighting with Whitney, Lindsay has a talk with Yvonne about how Lindsay ruined Yvonne’s wedding by making it all about her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of ruined
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  • Fines for such infractions in West Newport Beach and the Peninsula — dubbed safety enhancement zones — will be tripled through July 6.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The celebrations also included a maritime ship show, dubbed Sail4th 250, in the harbor and a flyover by the Blue Angels.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Definition of dubbed

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