as in murders
the act of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any further suffering
Some called her death a mercy killing.
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Noun
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Justice Christopher Beale said the substantial planning of the murders and Patterson's lack of remorse meant her sentence should be lengthy.—
Alasdair Pal,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025 -
The murders occurred just days before the financial disclosures were expected to be made.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The department said in its mid-year crime report overall crime was down 8% year-over-year in the city, including a 29% drop in homicides.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Arguments are a key contributor to at least 42 homicides in Kansas City this year, according to police data.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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The platform was then embroiled in the Cambridge Analytica scandal and accused of allowing misinformation that skewed elections in the US and other western countries, and led to massacres in places like Myanmar.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The lack of fighting in urban centers prevented Hamas from taking the initiative, often leaving it a passive bystander to the massacres of Palestinians.—
Leila Seurat,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Mercy killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercy%20killings. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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