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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
Davis believes her ex-husband was murdered, although a coroner ruled his death an overdose, the attorney said.
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Murder is only a federal crime under certain circumstances, including when a person is murdered to prevent them or someone else from sharing information with federal authorities.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
On the same day that authorities say Mindi may have been murdered.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Martinez said her coworker, Joyce Grayson, was murdered while doing her job as a home care nurse in 2023.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
And just recently, Iran murdered up to 50,000 Iranians simply for asking for freedom.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2026
For instance, Joseph Nalle, a member of a prominent local family, murdered another alderman in cold blood on Congress Avenue in 1878 with a big knife.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
After Police Officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in 2020 in Minneapolis, both the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council passed legislation designed to hold police more accountable, including by enshrining civilians’ rights to record law enforcement.
—Andrew Case, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
They were met with savage brutality, with as many as 30,000 murdered by their own government.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Murder is only a federal crime under certain circumstances, including when a person is murdered to prevent them or someone else from sharing information with federal authorities.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
On the same day that authorities say Mindi may have been murdered.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Martinez said her coworker, Joyce Grayson, was murdered while doing her job as a home care nurse in 2023.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
And just recently, Iran murdered up to 50,000 Iranians simply for asking for freedom.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2026
For instance, Joseph Nalle, a member of a prominent local family, murdered another alderman in cold blood on Congress Avenue in 1878 with a big knife.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
After Police Officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in 2020 in Minneapolis, both the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council passed legislation designed to hold police more accountable, including by enshrining civilians’ rights to record law enforcement.
—Andrew Case, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
They were met with savage brutality, with as many as 30,000 murdered by their own government.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdered
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Franco is the sister of Marielle Franco, a Rio councilwoman, feminist and human rights activist who was assassinated in 2018.—
Eléonore Hughes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Several days after this event, right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University.—
Karen J. Leader,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Dallas stumbled, fumbled and grumbled its way to a 122-92 loss, which was somehow not its most lopsided game of the season.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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And the counseling office fumbled it.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But Hefty said that blurs the oversight executed by DERM.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Terra Innovatum Global has executed its first procurement order for nuclear-grade graphite with Mersen, marking a pivotal transition from design preparation to physical deployment of its SOLO micro-modular reactor.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Big East acknowledged after the game the officials blew the calls.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Anything before not worth thinking about since this was the performance that stuck with me, the one that blew me away and turned me into a jazz fiend.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Four civilians died in the UAE, while two members of its armed forces were killed when a malfunctioning helicopter crashed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon identified the seventh soldier killed in the Iran war as Army Sgt.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 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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Tell the people that you were basically butchered by your trauma.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Why the mistake should have ruined your day, Miss Manners cannot guess.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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Fans are convinced Musgraves is teasing a new album, which her fanbase has dubbed KM6.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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For now, new products like Beyond Ground and Beyond Immerse are only available online through a website the company has dubbed Beyond Test Kitchen.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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