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is murdering

  • present progressive
    of murder (3rd person singular).
    murder
    noun
    the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson first-degree murder, ormurder one, and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation second-degree murder, ormurder two.

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“She is murdering ‘60 Minutes,’” Pelley said of Weiss at the staff meeting with Bilton.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

“She is murdering ‘60 Minutes,’” Pelley said of Weiss at the meeting held at the program’s Manhattan headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

The nearly three-hour movie is very much a film noir, with the two characters playing detective to find a missing girl and locate The Riddler, who is murdering high-profile figures in Gotham City.

From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2022

After thwarting an infiltrator and preventing a plan to invade England, Secret Intelligence Service agent Kim Tavistock is tasked with catching a killer who is murdering young people with Talents in northern England.

From The Verge ● Apr. 1, 2018

Not against ancient liberties do I rise," said the primate, "but against that license which with its own hands is murdering the country.

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz