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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
Both Johnson’s and Pritzker’s comments came before Labor Day weekend in Chicago, when there were 58 people shot and eight murdered.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
In Britain, for example, a man named Kyle Clifford murdered three members of the same family, all women, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Two decades after a pregnant woman was found murdered at a rural Texas cemetery, a man has been charged, officials said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Israel today makes use of the language and methods of those who once murdered Jews and thus brings shame upon the people who suffered the Holocaust.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The already tense trip turns to abject horror when villagers begin getting brutally murdered by a beast in the night.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
For over 500 years, history has judged that they were murdered on the orders of their uncle, Richard III.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Hours after Oberholtzer and Schnee were murdered, that same night, rescuers responded to a pickup stuck in a snowdrift on a mountain pass outside Breckenridge.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The bodies pile up when Tony's business partner Ian Ventham is also murdered, jabbed in the arm with a needle full of fentanyl while engaging with angry protestors trying to stop his demolition of their town cemetery.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
In Britain, for example, a man named Kyle Clifford murdered three members of the same family, all women, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Two decades after a pregnant woman was found murdered at a rural Texas cemetery, a man has been charged, officials said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Israel today makes use of the language and methods of those who once murdered Jews and thus brings shame upon the people who suffered the Holocaust.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The already tense trip turns to abject horror when villagers begin getting brutally murdered by a beast in the night.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
For over 500 years, history has judged that they were murdered on the orders of their uncle, Richard III.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Hours after Oberholtzer and Schnee were murdered, that same night, rescuers responded to a pickup stuck in a snowdrift on a mountain pass outside Breckenridge.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The bodies pile up when Tony's business partner Ian Ventham is also murdered, jabbed in the arm with a needle full of fentanyl while engaging with angry protestors trying to stop his demolition of their town cemetery.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdered
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That ornery cleric was Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, a grand ayatollah assassinated almost certainly by Saddam’s order in 1999.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Israel has assassinated many of Hamas’ top military and political leadership.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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After leading 14-0 at halftime, Rancho Bernardo fumbled on their second-half opening drive before forcing Brawley to turn the ball over on downs on the ensuing drive.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Fresno State transfer Malik Sherrod fumbled after catching a pass on the Broncos’ first drive.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Aug. 2025
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The long sordid legal saga came to a somber end in January 2024 when Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed via nitrogen gas in Alabama after being convicted in a murder-for-hire plot.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Others incorrectly stated that the killers had executed their plan to perfection.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Cleveland Browns blew both a golden opportunity at what would’ve been the surprise upset of Week 1 and a chance to add to the Cincinnati Bengals’ early-season misery of the past few years.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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On a 3rd and 1, Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt got a first down with the help of Kelce blocking on the line, but the tight end blocked a little bit longer after the whistle blew.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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André Marques was killed when the tram derailed during evening rush hour in Lisbon, Portugal and went careening into a building, Sitra (Transport Workers' Union) announced this afternoon.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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No children were among the 15 killed.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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To him, the field looked ruined — nothing like the stiff, proud stalks of wheat growing nearby.—
Julia Rendleman,
ProPublica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The 12 were sentenced over the last year to jail or prison in what the Michigan Attorney General's Office dubbed a large-scale criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles throughout six counties in the region and state.—
Christina Hall,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both students were dubbed three-star recruits, and university president Kimo Ah Yun wrote in a letter to the community that they had each been named BIG EAST All-Academic Team athletes for their work as students.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, all three have been destroyed in separate accidents, the latest of which occurred on March 17, 2025, when a Heron Mk1 crashed into a helicopter while landing, totaling both aircraft but luckily not causing any casualties.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The video shows a couch completely destroyed, with stuffing pulled out and the frame exposed down to the springs.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Murdered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murdered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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