homicides

noun

plural of homicide
1
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 In July 2024, the county Department of Public Health’s Office of Violence Prevention issued a report with more than a dozen recommendations for reducing domestic violence homicides by improving access to restraining orders. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 At this time last year, Kansas City had recorded 120 homicides. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 South Africa recorded 5,427 homicides from April to July, according to the country's official crime statistics. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 As of Monday morning, Baltimore had recorded 83 homicides this year, down about 15% from the same time in 2025. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Almost 50,000 kill themselves every year in the US—twice the number of homicides. — Marie Lisette Rimer, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026 As violent crime has declined in the years following the pandemic, domestic homicides were one of the few categories that were on the rise in 2025, sparking calls to action from law enforcement officials and advocates. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
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  1. murders
  2. murderers
  3. killings
  4. assassins
Noun
  • What has stood out is the frequency of mass killings, even as murders overall fall.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The implication is that farm murders are the country’s defining crime.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of murders
Noun
  • All those players are expected to be back in attempt to win an AL West that was hardly a murderers’ row in 2026.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • But Ema does not solve mysteries or bring murderers to justice.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of murderers
Noun
  • The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of killings
Noun
  • But instead the sisters wind up confronting assassins, demons with human familiars, and revelations about their late mother’s place within Le Clan des Sorcières.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Separately in the episode, River (Jack Lowden) and Sid (Olivia Cooke) are on the run from a pair of assassins, while the rest of the team circles the wagons en route to a safe house.
    — Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of assassins

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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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