1
as in assassinated
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 fumbled
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 murdered
He’s murdered, essentially, and the Innies have run amok.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
In the 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
Michael Dukakis’ response to a campaign debate question about his opposition to the death penalty, even if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, was blamed as part of the reason for his loss.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
After her husband was murdered, Becky Schwartz sold the medical practice and decided to start a new life, moving from sunny Florida to the tiny, snowbound town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, near where her son, Eric, was running his Verizon store.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
The Corleone crime family is at the pinnacle of power at the start of the movie, but then the head of the family is seriously injured and his eldest son is murdered.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
More than likely, they are caught, Helly is forced to go upstairs to turn back into Helena, and either Mark is murdered for doing such damage to Lumon’s plan (and for killing a Lumon executive), or Innie Mark essentially dies when Lumon also forces him to go upstairs.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Hackman pursued more diverse roles in 1972’s The Poseidon Adventure, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film The Conversation (1974) where Hackman plays a surveillance expert who thinks a couple is about to be murdered.
—Alexia Fernández, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Black Lives Matter began in 2013 in response to the acquittal of the man who murdered Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager.
—Karyn Vilbig, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
In the 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
Michael Dukakis’ response to a campaign debate question about his opposition to the death penalty, even if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, was blamed as part of the reason for his loss.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
After her husband was murdered, Becky Schwartz sold the medical practice and decided to start a new life, moving from sunny Florida to the tiny, snowbound town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, near where her son, Eric, was running his Verizon store.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
The Corleone crime family is at the pinnacle of power at the start of the movie, but then the head of the family is seriously injured and his eldest son is murdered.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
More than likely, they are caught, Helly is forced to go upstairs to turn back into Helena, and either Mark is murdered for doing such damage to Lumon’s plan (and for killing a Lumon executive), or Innie Mark essentially dies when Lumon also forces him to go upstairs.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Hackman pursued more diverse roles in 1972’s The Poseidon Adventure, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film The Conversation (1974) where Hackman plays a surveillance expert who thinks a couple is about to be murdered.
—Alexia Fernández, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Black Lives Matter began in 2013 in response to the acquittal of the man who murdered Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager.
—Karyn Vilbig, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdered
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The president assassinated, then Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights [Movement].—
Susan Young,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Americans are divided over whether or not there should be public commemorations of Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today, according to new polling.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona and Texas have executed men by lethal injection, while South Carolina has used both the firing squad and lethal injection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Mahdi is the fifth inmate executed by South Carolina in less than eight months as the state makes its way through prisoners who ran out of appeals during a 13-year pause on executions in the state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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The war has destroyed vast areas of Gaza, displaced most of the population and left nearly everyone dependent on international aid.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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In the first incident, a tornado completely destroyed the building.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Murdered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murdered. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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