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as in nightmares
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
this weather is murder on my sinuses
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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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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
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The 42-year-old has a rap sheet spanning three decades, including two armed robberies in Manhattan just weeks before the murders, FOX 5 reported.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The military regime passed an Amnesty Law in 1979, and Brazil has never prosecuted any of the military officials responsible for crimes committed during the regime—kidnapping, torture, and murders.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The moves stem not only from the shooting response but from deputies’ responses to more than a dozen calls for help in the months leading up to the murders, Sheriff Gregory Tony announced on Friday.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
These are not the only graphic videos of horrifying murders circulating—at some point, social media begins to desensitize humanity.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Patterson was found guilty in July of killing her mother-in-law, Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, in a case that has been globally followed and dubbed the Leongatha mushroom murders.
—Alasdair Pal, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The number of murders that these guys happen upon is absurd—unless the murders are understood as stand-ins for all death.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The show is not just the story of the fallout after 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) murders his classmate Katie (Emilia Holliday).
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
In the laconic tones of a police report, Ibargüengoitia investigates the murders and their motives, the society and the profession - the oldest of all, but no less mysterious for that - which precipitated them.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The 42-year-old has a rap sheet spanning three decades, including two armed robberies in Manhattan just weeks before the murders, FOX 5 reported.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The military regime passed an Amnesty Law in 1979, and Brazil has never prosecuted any of the military officials responsible for crimes committed during the regime—kidnapping, torture, and murders.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The moves stem not only from the shooting response but from deputies’ responses to more than a dozen calls for help in the months leading up to the murders, Sheriff Gregory Tony announced on Friday.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
These are not the only graphic videos of horrifying murders circulating—at some point, social media begins to desensitize humanity.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Patterson was found guilty in July of killing her mother-in-law, Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, in a case that has been globally followed and dubbed the Leongatha mushroom murders.
—Alasdair Pal, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The number of murders that these guys happen upon is absurd—unless the murders are understood as stand-ins for all death.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Terrifying beasts, murders most foul, posh French zombies and a sequel to one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The show is not just the story of the fallout after 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) murders his classmate Katie (Emilia Holliday).
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murders
Noun
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Symptoms include high anxiety, avoidance of reminders of the trauma, emotional numbness, hypervigilance, frequent intrusive memories of trauma, nightmares and flashbacks.—
Arash Javanbakht,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
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Now, the nightmares come to Switch 2.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The department said in its mid-year crime report overall crime was down 8% year-over-year in the city, including a 29% drop in homicides.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Arguments are a key contributor to at least 42 homicides in Kansas City this year, according to police data.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lake Mary’s O’Shea Faison fumbles after picking up the first down yardage.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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More than a thousand miles away in New Delhi, Mohammad waits for his daughter, powerless to save her for a second time from the horrors faced by their community in Myanmar.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hard Rock Stadium is a house of horrors for the Patriots dating back to their dynasty days.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That means, the two are booked and busy serving gothic style slays all day — with one exception.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The weather services said 60 mile-per-hour wind gusts are expected as a thunderstorm capable of damaging roofs, siding and trees blows through southeastern Davidson County, northwestern Rutherford County and northeastern Williamson County.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Sep. 2025
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The technology blows my mind, considering SpaceX's direct-to-cell Starlink satellites are over 200 miles away, orbiting the giant mass of Earth, but still able to capture a tiny radio signal from my phone, through clouds.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Former Jews deemed insufficiently converted faced the Spanish Inquisition’s tortures.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead of suggesting steps, the system executes trades in real time, sets stop-loss orders, and updates allocations autonomously.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But, like all technologies, each manufacturer executes it differently.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Murders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murders. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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