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Recent Examples of matricide
In the case of Tom Brandis, played by the singular Mark Ruffalo, a tragedy (matricide) has devastated his family unit.
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Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
At the center of the installation is the myth of Orestes, which hinges on the justification of matricide.
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Eana Kim,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Within 10 days of this matricide, the rival queen starts laying eggs and is accepted as a new queen of the colony.
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New Atlas,
17 Nov. 2025
In the illuminated texts of the medieval and early Renaissance periods, artists decided to rachet up the horrors of Agrippina’s matricide.
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Diana Arterian
june 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Several generate physical action that, besides wickedness, is driven by rage — fights, accidents, assaults, pederasty, filicide, matricide.
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Stuart Dybek,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
At the center of the installation is the myth of Orestes, which hinges on the justification of matricide.
—
Eana Kim,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Within 10 days of this matricide, the rival queen starts laying eggs and is accepted as a new queen of the colony.
—
New Atlas,
17 Nov. 2025
In the illuminated texts of the medieval and early Renaissance periods, artists decided to rachet up the horrors of Agrippina’s matricide.
—
Diana Arterian
june 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Several generate physical action that, besides wickedness, is driven by rage — fights, accidents, assaults, pederasty, filicide, matricide.
—
Stuart Dybek,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matricide
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Walt had long described himself as a benevolent father to his workers, and the strike seemed an act of personal betrayal and disloyalty verging on patricide.
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The Avici hell is the lowest and most terrible level of the eight hot hells of Buddhism, where those who’ve committed serious crimes (like parricide) must face constant suffering.
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This is what's known as a parricide, where somebody kills their parents.
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But Iran did little to stop the fratricide.
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But what is absolutely clear to me right now is that this Israeli government is committing suicide, homicide and fratricide.
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They were rewarded for their regicide when Thatcher’s successor, John Major, unexpectedly won the following election in 1992.
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Unlike the Conservative Party, however, Labour does not have a history of regicide; the party has never mounted an official challenge against a sitting prime minister.
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Each year in the United States there are nearly 500 arrests for filicide – which is the legal term for when parents kill their children – according to an analysis of FBI data by Forensic Science International.
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More rare are filicides of the sort Elkins allegedly committed.
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Prosecutors allege the pistol was used in a 2021 Chicago murder and later in the shooting of a rival gang member.
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Liar, marking a reunion between Seo Hyun-jin and Yoo Yeon-seok as a criminal profiler and a corporate attorney on opposing sides of a murder case tied to a powerful conglomerate, also continues through the month.
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“Matricide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matricide. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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