as in prepense
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditative
Adjective
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The driver was still conscious and capable of talking to the police earlier in the day, but the broadcaster later reported that rescuers could no longer communicate with him.—
Arata Yamamoto,
NBC News,
28 Jan. 2025 -
Castro is deftly conscious of the complicated space that Selena occupied, weaving in a narrative of assimilation to multiple cultures.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One is sluggish and emotional, while the other is intentional and full of movement.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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This feeling of being lost is, in fact, an intentional and playful feature of the design, turning the cabin into a kind of cabin-finding game, where discovery is part of the adventure.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2025
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Investigators believe Pan was also responsible for the four .45 caliber shootings, and that the shootings were part of a premeditated plan.—
Murray Weiss,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, with General Manager Chris Drury trading away another pay of their core yesterday, is this all part of a premeditated plan to save the season or a last-ditch scramble to save what is left of the campaign?—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Three snaps after Daniels’ touchdown throw to McLaurin, Goff overthrew his intended target, and Martin intercepted it and took it to the end zone, putting the Commanders ahead 24-14.—
Larry Lage,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Fixed: Sometimes, free kick passes were not hit towards the intended receiver if the receiver was moving too quickly.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the idea of displacement, voluntary or otherwise, is horrifying to Jordan and Egypt and likely alarming to other Arab allies of the US, threatening decades of international consensus about the right of Palestinians to a homeland.—
Tim Lister,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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In 1994, the N.C. Poultry Federation adopted voluntary guidelines that said poultry houses should not be built closer than 500 feet to an occupied residence.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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There was a deliberate uncertainty about what had happened to it in Bristol.—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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This is deliberate to punish the best news desks at the Pentagon and replace them propagandist pro-regime actors.—
Mandy Taheri,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, Dawkins’ story is one of methodical growth and purposeful evolution.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2025
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The film is often in lacking in such purposeful compositions.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Strengthening transcendence, with its associated behaviors of being purposive, inspired, optimistic, creative, and future-oriented, helps to broaden your perspective and see beyond the immediate challenges.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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For Defoe, meaning is purposive and theological, purposive because theological.—
James Wood,
The New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2022
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“Premeditative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditative. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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