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as in murders
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 murderers
a person who kills another person
throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide
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Recent Examples of homicides
Lester noted that the number of homicides has fallen 22%, shootings have dropped 25%, and more than 4,200 guns were seized in over the last four years.
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James Taylor, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Both deaths were ruled homicides.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The Bronx was responsible for about a third of the city’s homicides last year, statistics show.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago, and 2025 was the fourth.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Violent crime incidents, property crime incidents and property crime victimization were also down in 2024 citywide, CMPD said in its end-of-year report, though homicides and violent crime victimization ticked up.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
Philadelphia -- which recorded an all-time high of 562 homicides in 2021, 516 in 2022 and 410 last year -- has seen a 40% drop in homicides in 2024.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
James Taylor, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Both deaths were ruled homicides.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The Bronx was responsible for about a third of the city’s homicides last year, statistics show.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago, and 2025 was the fourth.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Violent crime incidents, property crime incidents and property crime victimization were also down in 2024 citywide, CMPD said in its end-of-year report, though homicides and violent crime victimization ticked up.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
Philadelphia -- which recorded an all-time high of 562 homicides in 2021, 516 in 2022 and 410 last year -- has seen a 40% drop in homicides in 2024.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicides
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The Bronx is the fourth largest borough in the city by population but accounts for about 40% of the city’s murders.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Reece also pled guilty in Brazoria County, Texas, to the murders of 17-year-old Jessica Cain and 20-year-old Kelli Cox, a student at the University of North Texas in Denton, who disappeared on July 15, 1997, after going on a class field trip.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The meeting ended—the first where the Young Lords and community people had done a fine job of exposing the real criminals and murderers in the streets of our communities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The act allowed murderers’ bodies to be claimed by anatomists for research.—
Tara Ramanathan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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The crisis caused by Minneapolis killings Senators returned to work this week dealing with the fallout from the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers, as well as the killing of Renee Good in the city weeks earlier.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Crisis after Minneapolis killings Senators returned to work this week dealing with the fallout from the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers, as well as the killing of Renee Good in the city weeks earlier.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Mirrors were such a precious commodity in the heyday of the Venetian Republic that the assassins were dispatched to, well, dispatch any defectors who left La Serenissima and tried to take the secrets of creating that mesmerizing, reflective surface along with them.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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Consider Bobbi, one of the assassins sent north to find Armando.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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