as in assassins
a person who kills another person
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of murderers
And there exists no explicit government edict banning speculation about the motivation of murderers.
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Onkar Ghate, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Such comparisons are too easily drawn, with too much self-righteousness, as though the guilt for what was done to the Jews could be lightened just a little by likening them to their own murderers.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
With a murderers’ row of talent overtaking the stage, Strings was front and center alongside Del McCoury, Hull, Brown, Martin, Justin Moses, Jim Lauderdale, Deanie Richardson, and more.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
He’s joined by another (somewhat literal) murderers’ row of actors including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
If drug traffickers are a legitimate target, well then why aren't rapists, murderers and child abusers?
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Then, suddenly, Robbie and his boys are murderers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The journal includes discussions of other mass shooters, and dark fantasies about Westman reveling in killing children and following in the footsteps of murderers like Adam Lanza, who gunned down 26 people – including 20 children – at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Continue reading … KILLER CROSSROADS – Menendez brothers face first parole hearings with murderers’ release on the line.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Onkar Ghate, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Such comparisons are too easily drawn, with too much self-righteousness, as though the guilt for what was done to the Jews could be lightened just a little by likening them to their own murderers.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
With a murderers’ row of talent overtaking the stage, Strings was front and center alongside Del McCoury, Hull, Brown, Martin, Justin Moses, Jim Lauderdale, Deanie Richardson, and more.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
He’s joined by another (somewhat literal) murderers’ row of actors including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
If drug traffickers are a legitimate target, well then why aren't rapists, murderers and child abusers?
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Then, suddenly, Robbie and his boys are murderers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The journal includes discussions of other mass shooters, and dark fantasies about Westman reveling in killing children and following in the footsteps of murderers like Adam Lanza, who gunned down 26 people – including 20 children – at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Continue reading … KILLER CROSSROADS – Menendez brothers face first parole hearings with murderers’ release on the line.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderers
Noun
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Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Brian’s life is saved by Murtagh, who tackles him and rolls him to a hiding spot while the assassins pass.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company’s ethos is centered on significantly shortening the drug discovery and development process, ultimately creating medicines to treat the most significant killers, starting with aggressive cancers like breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
29 Sep. 2025
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Author Alma Katsu and writer-librarian Becky Spratford sat down for a conversation to discuss exactly why readers are more interested in horror — including everything from ghost stories to tales of serial killers — than ever before.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Murderers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderers. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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