as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
a vow to bring down the murdering fiend who had destroyed his family
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as in assassinating
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 fumbling
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 murdering
Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Huntley denied murdering the two 10-year-olds, but was convicted after a trial at London's Central Criminal Court in 2003.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Our favorite time-traveling historical romance really said, Welcome back, here’s Claire Fraser murdering some dude.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Other than cowardice, there was no reason to ignore a lawless nation, Iran, with a mass-murdering leader intent on building nuclear bombs.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Police arrested a New York City education worker on charges of murdering a Bronx father in January.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Her accent alternates mid-sentence from city gal to snidely British, Ida loudly accusing a mob boss of murdering women.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Each night, the traitors eliminate one faithful by figuratively murdering them, ending their time on the show.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
People being selfish, people being greedy, people murdering other people, people kidnapping other people, taking advantage of women, people taking advantage of children, all of this awful stuff.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
And Bill Clinton took military action in 1999 to stop mass-murdering Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Huntley denied murdering the two 10-year-olds, but was convicted after a trial at London's Central Criminal Court in 2003.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Our favorite time-traveling historical romance really said, Welcome back, here’s Claire Fraser murdering some dude.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Other than cowardice, there was no reason to ignore a lawless nation, Iran, with a mass-murdering leader intent on building nuclear bombs.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Police arrested a New York City education worker on charges of murdering a Bronx father in January.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Her accent alternates mid-sentence from city gal to snidely British, Ida loudly accusing a mob boss of murdering women.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Each night, the traitors eliminate one faithful by figuratively murdering them, ending their time on the show.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
People being selfish, people being greedy, people murdering other people, people kidnapping other people, taking advantage of women, people taking advantage of children, all of this awful stuff.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdering
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After spending nearly a decade in the dark world of Gilead as star of The Handmaid’s Tale, Elisabeth Moss is onto some lighter — though still murderous — fare.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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So why shouldn’t Trump exploit that fragility to land a death blow against a murderous adversary?—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The presiding judge in the case against Tyler Robinson, accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk last September, will rule on a critical defense motion today.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Since the first release in December, critics have accused the administration of fumbling the rollout and withholding too many documents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Since the first release in December, critics have accused the administration of fumbling the rollout and withholding too many documents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The 16-year-old son of slaying victim Yesenia Hall heard his mom’s screams from the bedroom of their third-floor apartment early Saturday.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Robert Early Madden, 37, was found guilty by a San Diego Superior Court jury of first-degree murder and a special circumstance allegation of committing the killing during a robbery for the July 15, 2024, slaying of 38-year-old Senait Legesse.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Wolves were determined to run him off the 3-point line in an effort to limit his effectiveness, but Bane countered by putting the ball on the floor and blowing by Minnesota’s perimeter defenders all game.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Ice crystals skittered across the plateau, catching in the curve of the sastrugi before blowing free.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Three glide bombs struck the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing four people, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Tuesday.—
HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump has long mocked Bush for ruining his presidency by invading Iraq, and his administration over the past week has sought to downplay any parallels between Bush’s misadventures and its own attack on Iran.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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The White House believed that that Iran was intentionally ruining the Mideast peace process, and then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich had called Iran the most dangerous nation on Earth.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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While some agencies dominate headlines with splashy launches, JAXA often works with a quiet precision that suddenly produces something extraordinary — a spacecraft touching down on an asteroid, a lunar lander executing a daring maneuver, or a new instrument revealing the universe in sharper detail.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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And imagine nations commanding drone swarms and robot dog packs capable of making decisions and executing missions without human intervention.—
Eric Schmidt,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Murdering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murdering. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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