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as in murder
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide, but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found
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as in murderer
a person who kills another person
throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide
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Recent Examples of homicide
Now Rivera just hopes to keep her daughter’s homicide case alive.
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
McDonald died of a heart attack in 2017, with the city’s medical examiner ruling his death a homicide, stating his demise was caused by complications from the 1986 shooting.
—Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Most were assaults, five were homicides and two were robberies.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
The shooting marks the city’s second homicide of the year.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
McDonald died of a heart attack in 2017, with the city’s medical examiner ruling his death a homicide, stating his demise was caused by complications from the 1986 shooting.
—Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Most were assaults, five were homicides and two were robberies.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
The shooting marks the city’s second homicide of the year.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicide
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As teens, both were prosecuted in adult court for murder.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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William Brock, 83, was sentenced this week to 21 years to life for murder, felonious assault and kidnapping in Toland-Hall’s killing.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The show’s initial cast, all of whom were writers as well, featured a murderer’s row of comic talent in Candy, Joe Flaherty, Levy, Andrea Martin, O’Hara, Harold Ramis and Dave Thomas; Moranis joined later in the show’s run, as did Martin Short.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, a jury found Townsend guilty of endangerment and concealing a homicide, but the murderer is still out there.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the days after Kirk’s death, politicians, law enforcement, and many media outlets tried to parse the meaning of the assassin’s inscriptions—to find a motive or assign blame.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children, reads Netflix’s synopsis.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Homicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicide. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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