killings

Definition of killingsnext
plural of killing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of killings 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 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 Some of these killings infuriated local residents, many of whom believe killing bears should be the last resort. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killings
Noun
  • Besides tightening its processes and setting up a traceability certificate system, Armedangels also used the profits from the collection to invest in digital monitoring solutions based on secure blockchain technology.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • That gravitational pull extended through much of Xi Jinping's first five-year term, when China still projected the promise of profits and opportunity more than political constraint and economic contraction.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Tom Brenner / Pool via AP Brendan Banfield, a 40-year-old former IRS agent, was found guilty for the murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022 generated nearly 40,000 tips to state and federal authorities.
    Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The factors that drove it have mostly played out, including Congress raising the Social Security eligibility age by two years, gains in education and life expectancy and fewer employee pensions, said Alicia Munnell, a senior adviser to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
    Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
  • These performance gains have immediate implications for safety during human–robot interaction.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Thank you for the privilege to do this important work alongside my fellow city volunteers who serve on City Council, boards and commissions, and who give their time to park cleanups and other efforts that strengthen our community.
    Kara King, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Environmental groups say plastic bottles are among the most common items found during cleanups.
    Conor McGill, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The regime is resorting to massacres to suppress the unrest.
    Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This could include the National Information Network—the country’s internet-and-tech agency, which imposed a dayslong internet blackout as security forces carried out massacres against protesters.
    Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The latest earnings reports from major technology companies have revived investors’ concerns about payoffs on elevated artificial intelligence (AI) spending.
    TipRanks, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
  • This was the same man who was accused of helping coordinate payoffs to Kelly’s accusers ahead of the 2008 trial.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Duluth saw five homicides in 2025, including three involving gun violence.
    Duluth News Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Pfizer reinvested its pandemic-era windfalls into a $23 billion spending spree in 2023, targeting new business development opportunities to secure the company’s future.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the current environment, carried interest windfalls are increasingly rare, especially for firms that overpaid for companies during the runup in asset values afforded by the easy credit conditions that persisted until 2021.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killings. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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