1
as in nightmares
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
this weather is murder on my sinuses
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2
as in homicides
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
arrested for attempting to commit murder
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as in assassinates
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 fumbles
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 murders
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Maurice Pierce was then wired up and sent to speak with Welborn, but investigators ultimately determined that Welborn and the others knew nothing about the murders, and no charges were filed at that time.
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Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
But in 2026, Chicago backslid on what had been strikingly promising declines in shootings and murders.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Kohberger, 31, pleaded guilty to the November 2022 college student murders in Moscow last year.
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Kevin Fixler
june 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2026
The Bronx is still responsible for more than a third of the murders and shootings in the city, according to NYPD statistics.
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Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
It was first conceived when Jupiter Entertainment executives learned that only about 8% of murders are committed by women.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are heading to Apple TV for a new show, Brothers, which involves no murders and is meant to be rather heartwarming.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Such a light as this should shine only on murders and public crime, or along the corridors of lunatic asylums.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Not the family stuff, like Natalie’s spontaneous nipple piercing after making out with Cady’s maybe-daughter, Nevaeh (Malia Pyles), who later murders her own mother after kissing her, for way too long, on the mouth.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
During that summer — against the backdrop of Apollo 11, Woodstock, and more eerily, the Manson murders — Tatiana had gone to Brazil for vacation.
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M. Sara Rosenthal,
STAT,
25 June 2026
Rather abruptly, the location changes and the mood switches to darkness in another part of the planet as key villain Krem (who seems to use the same stylist as Pinhead and is played by Matthias Schoenaerts) arrives and murders the parents of 13-year-old Ruthye (Eve Ridley).
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Kingpin’s enforcer Buck Cashman (Arty Froushan) shockingly murders Deputy Mayor Daniel Blake (Michael Gandolfini) in a showdown of Fisk’s two right-hand men.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
In 1971, a jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders.
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ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
Her unscrupulous, power-hungry uncle Claudius (Kôji Yakusho) murders his own brother to become king.
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Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
Their son Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested later that evening for their murders.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Maurice Pierce was then wired up and sent to speak with Welborn, but investigators ultimately determined that Welborn and the others knew nothing about the murders, and no charges were filed at that time.
—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
But in 2026, Chicago backslid on what had been strikingly promising declines in shootings and murders.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Kohberger, 31, pleaded guilty to the November 2022 college student murders in Moscow last year.
—
Kevin Fixler
june 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2026
The Bronx is still responsible for more than a third of the murders and shootings in the city, according to NYPD statistics.
—
Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
It was first conceived when Jupiter Entertainment executives learned that only about 8% of murders are committed by women.
—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are heading to Apple TV for a new show, Brothers, which involves no murders and is meant to be rather heartwarming.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Such a light as this should shine only on murders and public crime, or along the corridors of lunatic asylums.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Verb
Moriarty has reported on the yogurt shop murders for over 30 years.
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Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Not the family stuff, like Natalie’s spontaneous nipple piercing after making out with Cady’s maybe-daughter, Nevaeh (Malia Pyles), who later murders her own mother after kissing her, for way too long, on the mouth.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
—
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
During that summer — against the backdrop of Apollo 11, Woodstock, and more eerily, the Manson murders — Tatiana had gone to Brazil for vacation.
—
M. Sara Rosenthal,
STAT,
25 June 2026
Rather abruptly, the location changes and the mood switches to darkness in another part of the planet as key villain Krem (who seems to use the same stylist as Pinhead and is played by Matthias Schoenaerts) arrives and murders the parents of 13-year-old Ruthye (Eve Ridley).
—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Kingpin’s enforcer Buck Cashman (Arty Froushan) shockingly murders Deputy Mayor Daniel Blake (Michael Gandolfini) in a showdown of Fisk’s two right-hand men.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
In 1971, a jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders.
—
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
Her unscrupulous, power-hungry uncle Claudius (Kôji Yakusho) murders his own brother to become king.
—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murders
Noun
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And that’s the stuff that should really give us nightmares.
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The bench eventually became long and gifted with Te-Hina Paopao, Madina Okot and others, and then the Dream caused nightmares for their opponents with one of the grandest deals ever during WNBA free agency.
Noun
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Six homicides have been reported in Stockton this month, including three killings over a three-day span.
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Statistics presented by Deputy Chief Doug Niemeier showed that homicides remain down 21 percent compared to the same point last year, but noted that June has seen an uptick in violence.
Verb
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That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.
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Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.
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Tensions between the galley and the interior continue to escalate over lunch service, when a radio mishap fumbles the order in which the food should go out.
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The movie fumbles the chance to do something arresting with this seminal period in art.
Noun
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During discussions about elementary and middle school social studies curriculum, board members made addendums, including education about the horrors of communism, why the Second Amendment was created and how counterculture increased the rate of divorce.
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The diamond gave her space to run toward something when the horrors of her past threatened to engulf her.
Noun
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The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.
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Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.
Verb
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Kerry Washington completely dismissing Seth Meyers’s home life absolutely slays.
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With the Land Rover Terrain Response System offering modes comprising Eco, Dynamic, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud & Ruts, Sand, Rock Crawl, and Wade, the tech takes the geographic and meteorological elements and slays them with a flick of a control.
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More likely Brock Lesnar blows this thing up.
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Cher’s court documents paint a bleak picture of how Allman, 49, allegedly blows through his $120,000 annual trust distributions.
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“Murders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murders. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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