parricides

Definition of parricidesnext
plural of parricide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for parricides
Noun
  • He is also accused of orchestrating multiple murders and attempted murder as a part of his drug trafficking operation.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Daniel Craig has left the franchise to solve murders for Netflix, and the elaborate casting hunt has begun for the next Bond, now five years out from the last film, a decent gap in the history of Bond films.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Murders and nonnegligent manslaughters dropped by more than 66% in the time frame, with four reports in 2025 compared to 12 a year earlier.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
  • But some violent crimes have fallen significantly—homicides by 39%, human trafficking offenses by 26%, and vehicular manslaughters by 75%.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The city saw fewer than 100 homicides in 2025, which hadn’t occurred since 2019.
    Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Parricides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parricides. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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