as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
a vow to bring down the murdering fiend who had destroyed his family
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as in assassinating
to put to death deliberately
those people made me so mad I felt like I wanted to murder them
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as in fumbling
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
we listened in horror as she murdered our favorite song on stage
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Recent Examples of murdering
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mangione is accused of murdering Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, as Thompson arrived at a hotel in midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024, after traveling from Minnesota.
—Joshua Rhett Miller
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The Netflix drama follows a British family as their 13-year-old son Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) is accused and arrested for murdering a teenage girl in his class.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Jorgenson, now 42, pleaded guilty to murdering both women and was sentenced to 40 years in prison earlier this year.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
And targeting, torturing, and murdering political opponents, rivals, and critics have marked the conflict since its beginning.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
In 1981, James Reyos, a gay Apache man, was wrongly convicted of murdering a priest.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Subsequent reports revealed that Bolsonaro and his allies had devised a baroque plot to regain power, which included jailing and possibly murdering their political opponents.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
But all of that changed on July 19, when Young, who was serving a sentence in a Georgia prison, confessed to murdering Prazniak, Mayer said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) blasted open border policies after a four-time deportee was convicted of murdering a Tacoma auto dealer.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mangione is accused of murdering Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, as Thompson arrived at a hotel in midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024, after traveling from Minnesota.
—Joshua Rhett Miller
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The Netflix drama follows a British family as their 13-year-old son Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) is accused and arrested for murdering a teenage girl in his class.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Jorgenson, now 42, pleaded guilty to murdering both women and was sentenced to 40 years in prison earlier this year.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
And targeting, torturing, and murdering political opponents, rivals, and critics have marked the conflict since its beginning.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
In 1981, James Reyos, a gay Apache man, was wrongly convicted of murdering a priest.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Subsequent reports revealed that Bolsonaro and his allies had devised a baroque plot to regain power, which included jailing and possibly murdering their political opponents.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
But all of that changed on July 19, when Young, who was serving a sentence in a Georgia prison, confessed to murdering Prazniak, Mayer said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdering
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Set two years after the little robot lady went on a murderous rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma (Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of AI.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Still, this 55-room ski-in, ski-out resort’s dramatic Alpine scenery would add a new edge with wintry spots for murderous mischief.—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Federal investigators say Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man suspected of assassinating Kirk, has been linked to the crime through a DNA match and note.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mug shots of Tyler Robinson, who has been accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, are seen on a television screen.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Then, after starting the second half by fumbling the ball away at the Rebels’ 17, the Cougars’ next two drives ended in two more Belinske-Strauss touchdown runs – the second of which came on a possession that started at the Champlin Park 1 after a high snap on a Rebels’ punt attempt.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Boise State played an uneven first half in Tampa, fumbling twice and committing a huge penalty that gave life to a South Florida touchdown drive.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Aug. 2025
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Just a few weeks ago, Chloë Sevigny was busy slaying the Venice Film Festival red carpet in extremely-cool Simone Rocha and Saint Laurent looks.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
14 Sep. 2025
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Mangione is accused of slaying UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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As health restrictions discouraged people from blowing directly into instruments, Gajewski and Brown reimagined the design.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Europe experienced its most extensive flooding since 2013, Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic floods to parts of the US, killing at least 230 people, and extensive flooding in West and Central Africa led to around 1,500 deaths.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Eight-year-old Retal was severely injured when her home in Gaza City's al Zeitoun neighborhood was hit by shelling on July 5, 2025, killing her brother Karam, 12, and sister Judy, 10.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Car designers love them for not ruining the lines of the door with the necessities of real life, but is the benefit from drag reduction worth the safety risk?—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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And broadcasting your irritation too loudly risks ruining the atmosphere for everyone else just as much as their yelling or off-key chants.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Consequently, the unit’s members film themselves torturing and executing Palestinians.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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What may be novel is executing these partnerships with the freedom and flexibility of a start-up.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Murdering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murdering. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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