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murdered

ADJECTIVE
slain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
assassinated dead


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Talking about the “Pluribus” season finale, she said that while she’s never murdered anyone, she has felt out-of-control rage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The family of murdered agent Denis Donaldson have said they are concerned that police ran checks on a reporter's mobile phone after he wrote a story on the killing.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

“IBM trading like Claude murdered Watson,” Ken Wattana, founder of an AI agentic company called Conto, joked on X Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich called for unity as demonstrations carried on outdoors, inviting participants in the ceremony to read out together the names and occupations of Jews murdered in Jedwabne.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Wes says, and then he glances at me nervously, which makes me wonder if Wes somehow found out that Russ’s parents were murdered.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick




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