as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
court-appointed psychiatrists have described the accused as a sociopath with homicidal tendencies who is a danger to himself and others
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Recent Examples of homicidal
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and the justice of peace confirmed that all three victims were shot and died from homicidal violence, investigators said.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
Demetrius has previous mental health issues and had made homicidal threats in the past, Schwartz alleged.
—Bethany Bruner, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
This had precipitated a frightening period of paralysis and dissociation, during which Murata fluctuated between suicidal and homicidal thoughts.
—Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The teen’s cause of death was determined to be homicidal asphyxia, or suffocation.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
Demetrius has previous mental health issues and had made homicidal threats in the past, Schwartz alleged.
—Bethany Bruner, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
This had precipitated a frightening period of paralysis and dissociation, during which Murata fluctuated between suicidal and homicidal thoughts.
—Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The teen’s cause of death was determined to be homicidal asphyxia, or suffocation.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicidal
murderous
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Still, there are at least a few memorable set-pieces, most notably a funeral interrupted by the deceased’s rejuvenated, murderous mom who subsequently climbs into the coffin for one combustible family reunion.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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The hotly anticipated and buzzy continuation of the preeminently popular dystopian YA series follows 2023’s entry The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, led by Rachel Zegler in a prequel that told the story of the 10th edition of the murderous arena.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
7 June 2025
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“Homicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicidal. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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