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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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
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
These details matter because the circumstance of the death – from accidents to malicious murders – could determine the size of the discount.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Wuornos, who was found guilty of six murders and received six death sentences, was executed by lethal injection on October 9, 2002, after a decade on death row.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2025
Across several phone conversations with Moore, Wuornos confessed to the murders of multiple men.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
She was convicted for just one of the murders in 1992 at the age of 35.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
There are two murders and Ruth is worried when her granddaughter sees a man toss a gun into Lake Superior.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
And then there’s Langlois’ old friend, Simon Walsh, a dive shop owner, who is still shaken by the murders.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts ‒ site of two brutal murders in 1892 for which Borden was tried and acquitted ‒ has come to a similar conclusion.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Ken Woroner—Netflix In Shelley's book, the Creature either directly murders or is responsible for the deaths of several innocent people as part as his quest for vengeance against Victor.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
That included a pair of hunters named Victor Travis and Raymond Burgess; on the show, Gein hunts them down and murders them with a chainsaw.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Kramer was brought into the yogurt shop murders case in late 2022 to be a part of the investigative team to sort through the evidence and find DNA.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Alex and Riley fight, and Alex accidentally murders Riley in self-defense.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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
That was followed the next year by Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, the story of a working-class imposter who manipulates and murders his way to ownership of a great house.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Police believe the unidentified murderer was responsible for at least five murders and up to 17 attacks.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
These details matter because the circumstance of the death – from accidents to malicious murders – could determine the size of the discount.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Wuornos, who was found guilty of six murders and received six death sentences, was executed by lethal injection on October 9, 2002, after a decade on death row.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2025
Across several phone conversations with Moore, Wuornos confessed to the murders of multiple men.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
She was convicted for just one of the murders in 1992 at the age of 35.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
There are two murders and Ruth is worried when her granddaughter sees a man toss a gun into Lake Superior.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
And then there’s Langlois’ old friend, Simon Walsh, a dive shop owner, who is still shaken by the murders.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts ‒ site of two brutal murders in 1892 for which Borden was tried and acquitted ‒ has come to a similar conclusion.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
He was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison, but his guilt came into question in 1982 when investigators connected the Locci and Lo Bianco murders to the 1974, 1981, and 1982 slayings.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Ken Woroner—Netflix In Shelley's book, the Creature either directly murders or is responsible for the deaths of several innocent people as part as his quest for vengeance against Victor.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
That included a pair of hunters named Victor Travis and Raymond Burgess; on the show, Gein hunts them down and murders them with a chainsaw.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Kramer was brought into the yogurt shop murders case in late 2022 to be a part of the investigative team to sort through the evidence and find DNA.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Alex and Riley fight, and Alex accidentally murders Riley in self-defense.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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
That was followed the next year by Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, the story of a working-class imposter who manipulates and murders his way to ownership of a great house.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murders
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For years, Billboard has tracked the graveyard smashes, thriller nights and legal nightmares that have sunk their teeth into the KILLboard Rot 100.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
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King is said to have had nightmares that night — his son running through endless hallways, pursued by a malevolent presence — inspiring the plot of the famous movie.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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The city also saw its highest number of homicides in nearly three decades in 2022 (almost 50), The N&O reported.—
Evan Moore
October 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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Cheap, quiet, and available everywhere, it’s been used in countless homicides and suicides.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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The premise has the potential for slapstick silliness, as an incompetent Seoul family fumbles its way through opening a hunting lodge in the Korean countryside.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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As Lester fumbles for his bird whistle in the fountain to activate the camera, he gets thrown back in this tussle with Tillman and is killed.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
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The show’s intellectual horrors in no way dilute the on-screen gore, though.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Pluribus is as dry, ironic, brutal, and alert to the horrors festering in no small number of human souls as anything he’s made.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But maybe audiences will at least reach for their remotes and go to streaming for the killer doll that slays in more ways than one.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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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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Coastal communities in southwest Jamaica took the most punishing blows from the storm, with catastrophic flooding and wind damage.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the update, Cumberbatch and Colman play a seemingly perfect husband and wife with the perfect family, but underneath the façade is a powder keg of resentment and fierce competition that eventually blows.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Former Jews deemed insufficiently converted faced the Spanish Inquisition’s tortures.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some of these killings infuriated local residents, many of whom believe killing bears should be the last resort.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Murders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murders. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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