1
as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
this weather is murder on my sinuses
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2
as in homicide
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
arrested for attempting to commit murder
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as in to assassinate
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 to fumble
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 murder
Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The murders horrified the nation, resulting in numerous documentaries attempting to unspool the strange and unsettling tragedy.
—EW.com, 12 July 2025
Chris Woodward, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
Since 2006, actor Michael C. Hall has embodied the methodical killer, with a code for only murdering bad people on Dexter, and the television universe has continued to shock viewers ever since.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Noun
Bone Valley The first season of this excellent true crime longform podcast tells the story of a man who was wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The murders horrified the nation, resulting in numerous documentaries attempting to unspool the strange and unsettling tragedy.
—EW.com, 12 July 2025
Verb
Paul Russell, president of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, said tribal communities have for many years faced crises involving missing and murdered Indigenous persons without any advanced emergency systems to help locate those people.
—Chris Woodward, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
Since 2006, actor Michael C. Hall has embodied the methodical killer, with a code for only murdering bad people on Dexter, and the television universe has continued to shock viewers ever since.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murder
Noun
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However, experts are sounding the alarm on one type of photo that could turn a dream vacation into a travel nightmare.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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What follows is a floor-by-floor descent into madness as Bobby battles bloodthirsty perverts, demonic flash mobs, and hallucinogenic suburban nightmares, all while trying to figure out if he’s meant to be the hero… or just the last guy standing.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
Noun
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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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He has not been charged federally with homicide or aggravated assault.—
Raphael Romero Ruiz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Israel has also assassinated much of the terror organization’s top leadership.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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The judge presiding over the case of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, has released a letter that the suspect sent to the court.—
Peter Aitken
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Marketing gets the lead, but operations fumbles the conversion.—
Michael Fox,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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In-ho began fumbling, accidentally letting go of the top and flinging it backwards.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Seeing how she was broken down and dehumanized through torture and isolation, definitely reflected the lengths humans will go to in order to survive.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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They were met with death, beatings, prison, and torture.—
Roya Boroumand,
Time,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The suspect called 911 to report the victims' death, then later turned herself in as a suspect in the double slaying, police said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Ruben Perez, 46, was taken into custody in the Midway District shortly after 10 a.m. on suspicion of murder in the slaying of Jason Poindexter, 46, according to the San Diego Police Department.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
Verb
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However, its notoriety for slaying archeologists who came into contact with its long-dormant spores is still debated.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
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But he wasn’t charged in that case for 10 months, and an arrest warrant wasn’t sought for Garcia Aquino until three days before Omar was slain.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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Some of the clips have also already begun to go viral including one of Chase’s gazelle-like movement and another of Hill blowing by Smith-Njigba in coverage.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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“Murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murder. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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