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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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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
The pain was particularly acute for worshippers who knew people who had been murdered or kidnapped by Hamas fighters.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Just months before launch, a white police officer murdered George Floyd in the streets of Minneapolis.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Renee Good, mother of three, brutally murdered, Alex Pretti, VA nurse, executed by ICE, shot in the back and left to die in the street without even the decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
The Houthis joined Hamas in its war against Israel in mid-October 2023, after the terrorist movement in Gaza invaded Israel and murdered over 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Ramsey County prosecutors argued that Nick hid details of their financial troubles from his wife, and murdered her due to the shame of their impending eviction.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Since the Holocaust Memorial opened in 1990, that striking sculpture has been the center of the site, acting as a formal place of remembrance for the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazis.
—Lauren Costantino
march 27, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Second, a Happy Valley resident has been murdered?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
The girls were subsequently murdered.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Just months before launch, a white police officer murdered George Floyd in the streets of Minneapolis.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Renee Good, mother of three, brutally murdered, Alex Pretti, VA nurse, executed by ICE, shot in the back and left to die in the street without even the decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
The Houthis joined Hamas in its war against Israel in mid-October 2023, after the terrorist movement in Gaza invaded Israel and murdered over 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Ramsey County prosecutors argued that Nick hid details of their financial troubles from his wife, and murdered her due to the shame of their impending eviction.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Since the Holocaust Memorial opened in 1990, that striking sculpture has been the center of the site, acting as a formal place of remembrance for the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazis.
—Lauren Costantino
march 27, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Second, a Happy Valley resident has been murdered?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
The girls were subsequently murdered.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdered
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His efforts were greatly aided, Kirkpatrick reports, by the fact that so many of them feared for their lives—after several of their fellow-scientists had been assassinated in Israeli operations.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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While Senesh was hailed as a hero, Kastner was reviled and assassinated by his own countrymen for negotiating with the Nazis.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Storm had the Inter&Co Stadium crowd of 11,127 people on their feet early after Columbus fumbled the opening kickoff and safety Josh Minkins jumped on it to give the Storm their initial possession inside the 30-yard line.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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As the years went by, judges complained that the city’s in-house lawyers had fumbled key casework.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Also in attendance was Randy Gardner, whose brother was the last person to be executed by firing squad in Utah, in 2010.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Investigators also executed a search warrant at the student's residence and seized several electronic devices, according to the sheriff's office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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But few, if any, think about what the pain of losing a championship in October will feel, something Blue Jays manager John Schneider had to endure last season when his team blew a 3-2 series lead to the Dodgers.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last year, Duke blew a 14-point lead to lose to Houston in the Final Four with Flagg and Knueppel.—
Megan Armstrong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors argue that Duckett was a monster in disguise who abused the badge and brutally raped and killed Teresa before dumping her body in a lake.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tariq’s father, Azim Khamisa, a businessman, forgave the young man who killed his son and has spent his life working to prevent youth violence.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Or perhaps the dissidents simply do not want to get butchered like the others.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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And so the buffalo were butchered and sold for their tongues and hides, and their bones were ground and used for fine china.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Of course, it’s been ruined now because of the Coldplay concert.—
Maria Bamford,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Not a great weekend for Cinderella Has NIL ruined the college game?—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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The project, dubbed Montoro Estates, would build a two-story, 9,480-square-foot house with a walkout basement, pool, spa and main- and lower-level garages on an empty lot at 2545 Ruette Nice.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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And while most of the bourbon in Kentucky is produced outside the city, downtown once housed a concentration of bourbon-adjacent businesses dubbed Whiskey Row.—
Adam Sachs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Murdered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murdered. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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