suicide note

noun

: a note or letter explaining why one killed oneself

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Burke was also captured on video at his desk, where Gallagher says a suicide note was found. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Beyond a handful of letters and a rather cryptic suicide note, little hard evidence remains of Fanny Imlay. Literary Hub, 5 June 2026 The chatbot wrote his suicide note for him, according to the suit. Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 1 June 2026 Earlier in the morning, police said, the mother of one of the suspects frantically called authorities to say her son had left a suicide note and that guns were missing. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for suicide note

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“Suicide note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20note. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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