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as in oppressive
difficult to endure
the murderous heat of the desert
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as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
those exams were murderous
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as in lethal
likely to cause or capable of causing death
braved murderous machine-gun fire to capture the hill from the enemy
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as in murdering
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
Viking warriors became legendary for the murderous fury they displayed in battle
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Recent Examples of murderous
Art the Clown is back for one last terrifying ride, which will provide horror fans closure on the murderous jester’s arc.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
That leaves a weakened but defiant Hamas still ruling Gaza, 15 months after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a massive attack on the organization in retaliation for its murderous raid on Israel.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
The actor, who plays famous rapper Thanos in the dark Netflix drama based around a murderous game show, relies on drugs to compete.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
His heroes are often murderous vigilantes doling out death sentences to greedy politicians, officials and businessmen.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
That leaves a weakened but defiant Hamas still ruling Gaza, 15 months after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a massive attack on the organization in retaliation for its murderous raid on Israel.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
The actor, who plays famous rapper Thanos in the dark Netflix drama based around a murderous game show, relies on drugs to compete.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
His heroes are often murderous vigilantes doling out death sentences to greedy politicians, officials and businessmen.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderous
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But the show pulls back just enough on the oppressive horror vibes of Season Two without losing a perpetual sense of unease from those scenes.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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Currently, asylum seekers who committed crimes seen as political in nature—i.e. toward an oppressive regime—could be granted asylum, as could those guilty of misdemeanors.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, the offer could make OpenAI’s reorganization plans more difficult – and significantly more expensive.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The only thing that could make persuading a group of pandemic skeptics to care about an infectious-disease outbreak more difficult is your boss—the president of the United States—undercutting your raison d’être.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Richard Tabler shared his final words before he was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Thursday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ford, 64, is set to be executed by lethal injection after being on death row for more than two decades for the 1997 murders of Gregory and Kimberly Malnory, who were in their mid-20s.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The protest was not politically motivated, but demonstrations in the country can sometimes lead to political unrest under the harsh regime.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The delays follow the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing a warning over harsh weather for residents of Huntersville and Gastonia in North Carolina, which is also affecting the Charlotte Douglas Airport.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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His back nine was particularly challenging as the weather conditions deteriorated, resulting in one bogey and no birdies.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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But Kirby and Danielle said the past year has been incredibly challenging.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Another particularly deadly accident occurred in 2021 in Holtville, California, when an SUV transporting 25 migrants collided with a semitruck.—
Marni LaFleur,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, there was a lone, deadly shark attack in the Bahamas, according to the report.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.—
Karen Kucher,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.—
Jonece Starr Dunigan,
AL.com,
14 July 2017
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Four years ago, Officer Daniel Hodges was called upon to defend the Capitol against a pro-Trump mob and wound up being pinned by the throng in a doorway of the building, in one of the most searing images of the violence that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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And the most searing one was my son Beau wasn't there.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Murderous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderous. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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