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
Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Over 30 years after being sentenced for murdering their parents, new evidence in Erik and Lyle Menendez’s case will be reevaluated, Los Angeles District Attorney Javier Gascon announced in a press conference on Thursday.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
The wife of a missing Utah National Guardsman is accused of murdering him and trying to cover up the crime.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Erik and Lyle were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for murdering their father and mother, Jose and Kitty Menendez, at their Beverly Hills mansion on August 20, 1989.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
White, who became the fifth man executed in Texas this year, confessed to murdering five people in a six-year period but prosecutors only pursued charges for the teenage girls.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Gein was found guilty of murdering Worden as well as another woman, Mary Hogan, who had mysteriously vanished a few years beforehand.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Randle was convicted last March of murdering his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Jonaye Lahkel Bridge, during a bitter child custody battle.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Reports of Russian forces murdering Ukrainian POWs execution-style have appeared with alarming regularity.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Over 30 years after being sentenced for murdering their parents, new evidence in Erik and Lyle Menendez’s case will be reevaluated, Los Angeles District Attorney Javier Gascon announced in a press conference on Thursday.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
The wife of a missing Utah National Guardsman is accused of murdering him and trying to cover up the crime.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Erik and Lyle were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for murdering their father and mother, Jose and Kitty Menendez, at their Beverly Hills mansion on August 20, 1989.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
White, who became the fifth man executed in Texas this year, confessed to murdering five people in a six-year period but prosecutors only pursued charges for the teenage girls.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Gein was found guilty of murdering Worden as well as another woman, Mary Hogan, who had mysteriously vanished a few years beforehand.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Randle was convicted last March of murdering his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Jonaye Lahkel Bridge, during a bitter child custody battle.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdering
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Haze's character Krelborn, an employee at an impoverished florist shop, finds himself at the center of a murderous enterprise when the strange plant he's been growing requires blood for nourishment.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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But to chortle with a murderous, anti-American dictator over a former vice president . .Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company has identified weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting and is executing a remediation plan, including hiring additional staff and implementing a new ERP system.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Management believes that the current cash on hand is sufficient to continue executing the business plan, assuming favorable guidance from the FDA regarding additional clinical trials.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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The grand jury accused Whiting of misuse of public monies, theft, conflict of interest, harassment, sending a threatening letter and stealing, destroying, altering or secreting public records.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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The fundamental black-and-white thriller shocked audiences by—spoiler alert—butchering its apparent leading lady, Janet Leigh's Marion Crane, less than halfway through the story.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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The ruse has proven to be a lucrative cyber threat, with researchers from the University of Texas at Austin estimating that pig butchering scammers have stolen more than $75 billion from victims in the last four years.Morning Brew, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Murdering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murdering. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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