as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
a vow to bring down the murdering fiend who had destroyed his family
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as in assassinating
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 fumbling
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 murdering
Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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
Centering on a 13-year-old boy called Jamie, who is accused of murdering his female classmate, the series has gone on to spark conversations around the growing epidemic of violent behaviour towards women and girls and the pressure young people and their parents face.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
The show follows a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a classmate, fueled by dark online influences.
—Richard Wistocki, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
James Dennis Ford was put to death last month for the 1997 murder of a couple in Charlotte County and Edward James was executed earlier this month for raping and murdering an 8-year-old girl and killing her grandmother.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Utah resident Gary Gilmore was the first to be executed following this brief moratorium after murdering a gas-station employee and a motel manager in 1976.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Arnoldo Jimenez is accused of murdering his wife, who was found dead in the bathtub of their apartment, less than 48 hours after they were married in Burbank, Illinois, in 2012.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Terrence Miles, 32, was charged with murdering 19-year-old Davonye Cummings on March 2.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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, 12 Apr. 2025
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
Centering on a 13-year-old boy called Jamie, who is accused of murdering his female classmate, the series has gone on to spark conversations around the growing epidemic of violent behaviour towards women and girls and the pressure young people and their parents face.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
The show follows a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a classmate, fueled by dark online influences.
—Richard Wistocki, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
James Dennis Ford was put to death last month for the 1997 murder of a couple in Charlotte County and Edward James was executed earlier this month for raping and murdering an 8-year-old girl and killing her grandmother.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Utah resident Gary Gilmore was the first to be executed following this brief moratorium after murdering a gas-station employee and a motel manager in 1976.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Arnoldo Jimenez is accused of murdering his wife, who was found dead in the bathtub of their apartment, less than 48 hours after they were married in Burbank, Illinois, in 2012.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Terrence Miles, 32, was charged with murdering 19-year-old Davonye Cummings on March 2.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdering
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The song is about a man who doesn’t appear to be murderous being the ultimate killer.—
Alan Light,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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That discomfort makes sense, as Pap returns to earth to let Juicy know his death was by Rev’s murderous hands, and the only way to avenge him is to make Juicy’s own hands a killing weapon.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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This underscores the company’s track record of executing rapid-development projects on relatively modest budgets—Erinyes reportedly cost less than $15 million to develop over three years.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
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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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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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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Just as pig butchering schemes migrated to the US in 2021, some believe these digital arrest deepfake scams will migrate in 2025.—
Frank McKenna,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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Analysis of the more than 3,000 bones has suggested that unidentified assailants violently killed at least 37 men, women and children before butchering and cannibalizing their victims between 2210 and 2010 BC at a site called Charterhouse Warren, which is located in Somerset.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Murdering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murdering. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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