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Recent Examples of premeditatedly
Prosecutors said Brian Walshe premeditatedly murdered and dismembered his wife, then disposed of her remains in dumpsters.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditatedly
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The central allegation in the Dallas County case is that Morris and Gateway Church benefitted financially from concealing the abuse of Clemishire, and that the church deliberately issued false statements about the circumstances after Clemishire came forward with the allegations.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Lumières would remain comparatively grounded, sometimes working in what could be called actualities, other times in deliberately fictional sequences.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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Police said Ebert intentionally drove his car, struck the neighbor, and took off.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Mirman began his career in Hollywood as a stand-up comedian, known for his intellectual and often intentionally awkward style of comedy.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Under her tenure, the Department has lost centuries of professional experience, willfully violated federal law and judicial orders alike, while at the same time, hiding millions of documents linked to the Epstein files in a massive cover-up.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Overtopping its banks in flood, willfully changing its course, meandering without any regard for imaginary lines written across terrain, water presents a serious problem to those who police those imaginary lines.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Mar. 2026
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Another Florida failure Florida abandoned AI regulation the same month that juries in New Mexico and California found that social media companies — the AI delivery system for millions — knowingly harmed kids.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers without a CDL will be penalized with a $50,000 fine.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Méliès would take the artform in a more self-consciously fanciful direction – into science fiction and fantasy.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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Every day, countless Floridians share the roads with drivers who consciously choose to get behind the wheel after drinking.—
Sean M. Cleary,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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What’s being left out purposely, deceptively, by the major media about these important facts to create a context for this Russian invasion of Ukraine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Upon cracking, the perlite beads purposely shattered, releasing nutrients and spores into the fissure.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Premeditatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditatedly. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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