as in murder
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
a man wanted for the slaying of seven people during an armed robbery
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as in killing
to deprive of life
millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease
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as in murdering
to put to death deliberately
vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family
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Recent Examples of slaying
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The manhunt for Travis Decker, a 32-year-old U.S. Army veteran wanted in connection with the brutal slayings of his daughters, who were found dead earlier this month, entered just over two weeks on Tuesday, June 17.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The suspect wanted in the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, as well as in the shooting of a state senator and his wife, was found Sunday night armed and crawling in a field in a sparsely populated stretch of Minnesota, authorities said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 16 June 2025
Nearly four years after residents of a Fountain Valley neighborhood discovered the body of a 26-year-old driver with gunshot wounds to the head slumped over in a still-running VW Jetta, a friend of the woman was convicted on Monday, June 9 of orchestrating the execution-style slaying.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
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Noun
Also killed in the June 26, 1994 slayings: Sharon Anderson and Marie Rogers, both 25-year-old women who were guests in Sucharski’s home.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The manhunt for Travis Decker, a 32-year-old U.S. Army veteran wanted in connection with the brutal slayings of his daughters, who were found dead earlier this month, entered just over two weeks on Tuesday, June 17.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The suspect wanted in the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, as well as in the shooting of a state senator and his wife, was found Sunday night armed and crawling in a field in a sparsely populated stretch of Minnesota, authorities said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 16 June 2025
Nearly four years after residents of a Fountain Valley neighborhood discovered the body of a 26-year-old driver with gunshot wounds to the head slumped over in a still-running VW Jetta, a friend of the woman was convicted on Monday, June 9 of orchestrating the execution-style slaying.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaying
Noun
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Their target: a U.S. fugitive linked to multiple murders.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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Ten Broward Sheriff’s deputies and sergeants who were entangled in the shocking and chaotic triple murder in Tamarac earlier this year have been recommended for termination, the union representing the sheriff’s office announced.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Eleven years after attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress, she's changed careers and started a family with a new husband, Bob Miller.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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He has not been charged federally with homicide or aggravated assault.—
Raphael Romero Ruiz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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The Staten Island resident is facing manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, among other charges.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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But if enacted, some of the ideas proposed also risk destroying a nascent private sector and worsening the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Online records show that Lamb was charged with homicide, kidnap-false imprisonment, evidence-destroying and procure for prostitute.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Guzmán López also pleaded guilty to participating in the May 2021 killing of Mario Nungaray Bobadilla, who was shot to death outside his home in Phoenix.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Hall, of course, plays Dexter Morgan, a Miami police forensics specialist who delivers his own brand of justice with his serial killing ways.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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For instance, financial firms run ERP, CRM and wealth management platforms separately, with each business unit executing independent digital initiatives leading to disconnected AI strategies.—
Jabin Geevarghese George,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Most recently, the Florida Supreme Court rejected an argument that his longtime use of drugs and alcohol and several head injuries led to a mental decline that would make executing him cruel and unusual punishment.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Slaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaying. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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