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as in murder
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide, but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found
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as in murderer
a person who kills another person
throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide
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Recent Examples of homicide
This means Sean Higgins, 44, will continue to be tried for vehicular homicide and manslaughter, charges his lawyers were attempting to eliminate or reduce.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Police in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, are still working to piece together the arson and attempted homicide attack on the governor’s residence as details about the suspect’s possible motive and criminal history come to light.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In a news release Monday, Little pointed to his use of the funding in the past few years, which included his pledge to provide $1 million to support law enforcement with the homicide investigation of four University of Idaho students in Moscow.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Police in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, are still working to piece together the arson and attempted homicide attack on the governor’s residence as details about the suspect’s possible motive and criminal history come to light.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In a news release Monday, Little pointed to his use of the funding in the past few years, which included his pledge to provide $1 million to support law enforcement with the homicide investigation of four University of Idaho students in Moscow.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicide
Noun
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Abby’s friends disarm Ellie, and then Abby murders Joel in front of Ellie’s eyes.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Robbery, rape, kidnapping and murder were frequent.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Now, while media and fans are all crunching the numbers and trying to predict who will die and who their murderer is in Season 3, several people involved with the series are effectively telling audiences to brace themselves for something big in the finale, which will run 90 minutes.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Look at this week’s murderer, Freya Frostad (Mary-Louise Parker) — she’s built an entire career and life on the belief that one only needs 44 things in this life.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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In The Accountant 2, premiering April 25 in theaters, Affleck and Bernthal reunite as brothers Christian and Braxton, who come together to help track down a mysterious assassin.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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The beret-lover with the $20,000 necklace (Lauren McKnight) was the second assassin.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Homicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicide. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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