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 Jones was only three doors from his house, visiting his neighbor, 46-year-old Jwon Martin, when Jones and Martin were murdered. — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Jackson initially cast Ryan Gosling as the father of Susie Salmon, the protagonist who’s murdered by a serial killer early in the story and narrates the fallout from heaven. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 Scott was murdered in front of the building that houses the Bereshit Lifestyle Center, where Elizabeth Baron, 27, went into cardiac arrest just the day before after being injected with NAD+, a trendy anti-aging treatment. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Her cousin Pam Schmidt was murdered at 22, just five days after her father died. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 His father, Nadav, and sister Yam, an IDF soldier, were murdered during the attack. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 In Kimberly McCreight’s best-selling new thriller, Someone Else’s Husband, a New York City artist is murdered after having an affair with a married man during a group climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 31 July 2026 From there, police detective Carlson (Bo Svenson, in a diabolically hateable performance) jumps to conclusions — clearly, Billy is also gay, and murdered Tom’s boyfriend in a lover’s quarrel, right? — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 July 2026 One actor who is less likely to return in a present-day capacity is Zayas, whose character, Victor Ochoa, was murdered in the season 1 finale. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdered
  1. assassinated
  2. fumbled
  3. executed
  4. blew
  5. killed
  6. butchered
  7. ruined
  8. dubbed
Verb
  • In the days after the Zacatecas slayings, a mayor was assassinated in his office in the central state of Morelos and a journalist was shot dead in Oaxaca, in the south.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • What happened Vance Boelter, the man who assassinated former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband at their home last summer, was sentenced on Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years in prison.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 24 July 2026
Definition of assassinated
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  • After Duran took third on a fly ball, pinch-hitter Joc Pederson hit a ground ball up the middle that was fumbled by Taylor Walls, allowing Duran to score.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Chad Powers season 2 sees the actor reprise his role as Russ Holliday, a former star college quarterback who fumbled his promising career after a humiliating championship-game meltdown.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
Definition of fumbled
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  • The Bella Twins executed a surprising heel turn, attacking Paige after their tag team loss.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Right-hander Adrian Houser got Manny Machado to pop out, but Tatis and Rengifo executed a double steal and France lined a ball to center to open up a 6-0 lead.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of executed
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  • Moss paused to watch, as an oak catkin blew down and nestled in his hair.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • On a recent summer day, loud air conditioners blew cool air as nurses drew blood and tended wounds, calling to mind the makeshift spaces used during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of blew
Verb
  • At age 12, Collinson ran his first mile for Running 4 Heroes, a nonprofit that honors, through one-mile runs, first responders and K9s injured or killed in the line of duty, while also providing support through fundraising and community initiatives.
    — Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • Israel responded with an intense aerial and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip, where more than 73,000 people have been killed, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says.
    — Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 31 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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  • Let’s talk about the outfits that get ruined or made irrelevant!
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • The spring warrant cited charities, a hospital, other city officials and community members that Parris declined to identify for fear of their reputations being ruined.
    — Pat Maio, Daily News, 31 July 2026
Definition of ruined
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  • The demand for more from the franchise prompted the animation adaptation, dubbed and subtitled in eight languages, on Crunchyroll.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The move to use electronic strips is part of what’s dubbed the Terminal Flight Data Manager, an air traffic control tower initiative to improve management and efficiency, led by the Department of Transportation.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubbed

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