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
Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Martinez-Hernandez, an El Salvadoran citizen, also is accused of murdering a young woman in El Salvador in January 2023, according to Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
An Alameda County jury last week found David Misch, 63, guilty of murdering best friends Jennifer Duey and Michelle Xavier, prosecutors said.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking drugs, laundering money, obstructing justice, carjacking, kidnapping and murdering two women.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Once the rules and nature of the Game revealed themselves, plenty of players were content to dispense with societal decorum and start fully murdering each other to level the playing field.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
Though In a Violent Nature is not a Friday the 13th movie, there are obvious similarities between Jason and Johnny (Ry Barrett), another masked killer murdering teenagers in the woods.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
The Google Search game features the red light-green light challenge from the show, presided over by the murdering animatronic girl doll Young-Hee.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
Oklahoma on Thursday morning carried out the nation's final execution of 2024, putting to death a former grocery store stocker convicted of murdering a 10-year-old girl in 2006.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The killer was Stephen Simmons, a tavern keeper who had been convicted of murdering his wife during a drunken quarrel.
—Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Martinez-Hernandez, an El Salvadoran citizen, also is accused of murdering a young woman in El Salvador in January 2023, according to Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
An Alameda County jury last week found David Misch, 63, guilty of murdering best friends Jennifer Duey and Michelle Xavier, prosecutors said.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking drugs, laundering money, obstructing justice, carjacking, kidnapping and murdering two women.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Once the rules and nature of the Game revealed themselves, plenty of players were content to dispense with societal decorum and start fully murdering each other to level the playing field.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
Though In a Violent Nature is not a Friday the 13th movie, there are obvious similarities between Jason and Johnny (Ry Barrett), another masked killer murdering teenagers in the woods.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
The Google Search game features the red light-green light challenge from the show, presided over by the murdering animatronic girl doll Young-Hee.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
Oklahoma on Thursday morning carried out the nation's final execution of 2024, putting to death a former grocery store stocker convicted of murdering a 10-year-old girl in 2006.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Get Into the Holiday Spirit by Watching Mariah Carey Bake Christmas Cookies Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood might just be the ultimate revenge movie—and not just because one of the main characters (Brad Pitt) ultimately axes a trio of murderous hippies.Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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This cult classic tells the tale of a serial killer (Scott MacDonald) who is transformed into a murderous snowman when his prison transport collides with a genetics truck full of experimental lab acid.Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Penn State raced ahead 14-0 before executing two consecutive offensive scoring drives to finish the half up 28-0.Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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He has been involved in executing the recommendations of the Interpath findings.Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Longtime residents of Mayotte worry about a crackdown The cyclone further exacerbated the island’s issues after destroying homes, schools and infrastructure.Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Russian units in Crimea were destroying their boats in a desperate bid not to be sent to Kherson to join the assault.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Just as pig butchering schemes migrated to the US in 2021, some believe these digital arrest deepfake scams will migrate in 2025.Frank McKenna, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Analysis of the more than 3,000 bones has suggested that unidentified assailants violently killed at least 37 men, women and children before butchering and cannibalizing their victims between 2210 and 2010 BC at a site called Charterhouse Warren, which is located in Somerset.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Murdering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murdering. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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