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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parricides
Noun
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Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders of Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves in a July 2, 2025 deal that took the death penalty off the table.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Gaff had been set to go to trial for the murders in September, but his guilty plea changes everything.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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For Markham, the double homicides were the only murders in all of 2025.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Not all homicides are murders, such as justified killings and negligent deaths.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Parricides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parricides. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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