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as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
this weather is murder on my sinuses
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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
Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
He would be charged with the murder of Davis McClendon.
—Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Yeah, now Liliana's Invincible Summer, that's a book celebrating the life of your sister Liliana, who was murdered in 1990.
—Adriana Gallardo, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The importance of the knife sheath DNA New details emerge in University of Idaho murder case
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Barlow’s hiring came after a January hearing with several witnesses who spoke about the importance of the DNA testing to the prosecution’s case.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
He would be charged with the murder of Davis McClendon.
—Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
The former cartel leader is facing multiple charges, including drug trafficking and conspiracy to murder, in the Eastern District of New York.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Yeah, now Liliana's Invincible Summer, that's a book celebrating the life of your sister Liliana, who was murdered in 1990.
—Adriana Gallardo, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murder
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The 1974 Best Picture Award Was Interrupted by an Onstage Streaker While most people have nightmares about being naked onstage in front of a massive group of people, 33-year-old Robert Opel did it voluntarily… during the most anticipated moment of Hollywood’s biggest night!—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Los Angeles fires turned the crisis into a nightmare as State Farm asked Lara for permission to raise insurance premiums by an average of 22%.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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The man was accused of strangling his 61-year-old victim and hitting the man’s head against the ground near a gas station on Washington Street near Fourth Avenue shortly before 5 p.m., San Diego homicide Lt. Lou Maggi said in a news release.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Officer Anthony Gamble, a department spokesperson, said that victim was in critical condition and that homicide detectives were investigating the scene.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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Trent, who once attempted to assassinate Bradford back upstairs on earth, finally finds confirmation that Bradford and his administration have lied about the lack of survivors on earth.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Despite Sidao’s removal from power in 1275 (he was assassinated), the Mongols continued their successful military campaigns, culminating in the collapse of the Southern Song dynasty in 1279.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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And Volodymyr Zelenskyy also fumbled the bag pretty hard.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Arriving in England in 1929, Queenie fumbled around on the edges of the entertainment business, hoping to be an actor.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Camarena’s body was found a month later with evidence of torture and abuse.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the two youngest children, Russell and Eve, were taken with Ruby in the move to Ivins — and were subjected to cruel torture at the hands of their mother and her business partner.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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This week’s must reads Inside the mysterious slaying of a Hollywood pimp with Russian mob tattoos: Allan Roshanski and Ruslan Magomedgadzhiev were gunned down in Lomita in 2020.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Law enforcement authorities allege he is connected to the slaying of Juan Jesus Guerrero-Chapa, the former personal attorney for a cartel leader.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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Cal Fire captain begged for mercy during slaying captured on video, officials say.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Some were slain by their captors and some were killed in Israel's offenses.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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However, buying everything new for your space can get costly and can easily blow your budget.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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Courtenay Brown Feb 14, 2025 - Economy Trump trade plan intensifies The Trump trade war has blown past the realm of tariffs.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murder. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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