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
Lawrence Yee, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Bundy confessed to raping and murdering 30 women before his execution in 1989, although law enforcement officials believe the number is much higher.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Dawson plays Maritza Cruz, a high-end celebrity attorney, pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima, a cunning young waitress who is accused of serial poisoning and murdering 28 people.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
But Neely also struggled with mental illness after losing his mother, whose boyfriend was convicted of murdering her.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The nationwide manhunt for the gunman suspected of murdering UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson entered its fifth day Sunday.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Thornburg also allegedly confessed to murdering his roommate Mark Jewell in May 2021 and his girlfriend Tanya Begay, a Navajo woman from Gallup, New Mexico, in Arizona in 2017.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Louisiana was deemed most dangerous state for women in relation to male on female homicide and had one of the highest rates of men murdering women nearly every year for 25 years, according to data from the Violence Policy Center.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
But the jailhouse discovery would later lead investigators to wonder whether Keyes could be responsible for murdering as many as 11 people.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly turned to the internet forum Reddit to discuss his own health problems.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Bundy confessed to raping and murdering 30 women before his execution in 1989, although law enforcement officials believe the number is much higher.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Dawson plays Maritza Cruz, a high-end celebrity attorney, pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima, a cunning young waitress who is accused of serial poisoning and murdering 28 people.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
But Neely also struggled with mental illness after losing his mother, whose boyfriend was convicted of murdering her.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The nationwide manhunt for the gunman suspected of murdering UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson entered its fifth day Sunday.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Thornburg also allegedly confessed to murdering his roommate Mark Jewell in May 2021 and his girlfriend Tanya Begay, a Navajo woman from Gallup, New Mexico, in Arizona in 2017.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Louisiana was deemed most dangerous state for women in relation to male on female homicide and had one of the highest rates of men murdering women nearly every year for 25 years, according to data from the Violence Policy Center.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
But the jailhouse discovery would later lead investigators to wonder whether Keyes could be responsible for murdering as many as 11 people.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Along with Husk and Bob Mathews—the founder of a murderous underground white supremacist guerrilla outfit that counterfeited money and robbed banks and armored cars, played by Nicholas Hoult—The Turner Diaries is the third major character in The Order.Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ohio’s governor and officials condemn it Some marchers carried black flags emblazoned with red swastikas, a notorious symbol of hate, antisemitism and White supremacy tracing to the murderous legacy of Germany’s Nazi Party and the Holocaust.Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Look for companies willing to spend a lot of time building relationships with the people executing in other organizations.James Loffler, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The team responsible for executing the Executive Residence’s holiday look appears to be growing; in 2012, Michelle Obama welcomed 85 volunteers onto the premises to set the festive scene.Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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The designation would also prohibit federal agencies from destroying or modifying that habitat.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Federal agencies are prohibited from destroying or negatively changing critical habitat.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Marlow & Sons became famous for buying a whole cow, butchering it in-house, and serving only what one animal could provide.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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These workers are forced to engage in pig butchering scams that involve the meticulous grooming of victims, acting as fraudsters, maintaining lengthy conversations and building emotional connections before convincing their targets to invest in bogus schemes.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Murdering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murdering. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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