premeditative

Definition of premeditativenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditative
Adjective
  • Factor meals are made with health-conscious ingredients that can cater to your dietary needs, ranging from Keto to vegan and beyond.
    Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • As an ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, Howard is conscious of what his appearance at The Open could mean to younger people living with the condition and to their families.
    Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • Tumpa, her nephew, and Oro Recovery were also all accused of intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy by public disclosure of private facts.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Under church law, the consecrations constitute a schismatic act, or an intentional rupture of the unity of the Catholic Church, and incur automatic excommunication for the four bishops and the bishop administering the consecration.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • The charge of premeditated murder carries a possible death penalty.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • State Attorney’s Office prosecutors originally charged Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, with second-degree murder, but the grand jury indictment supersedes that charge, and he is now being held without bond on premeditated murder.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • If the device experience fails, the software running on it rarely delivers its intended value.
    Damini Sood, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The plaintiffs have also accused Bayer of negligence and misrepresentation of Roundup's safety in its marketing, and have alleged that the product was defective for its intended purpose.
    Diana Novak Jones, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • The reason is that the administration has shrunk the requirements for reports of immunization from states, changing the reports from mandated to voluntary.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Without control of committee gavels — and the subpoena power that comes with them — legislative inquiries from the Hill minority generally rely on the voluntary compliance from their targets to produce documents or testimony.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • The design is open and clean, with a deliberate choice to draw the surrounding scenery deep into the interior of the home.
    Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Prosecutors call Hearn’s actions a deliberate, violent act causing more than $1,000 in damage, and his attorneys denounce the case as an alarming misuse of government power.
    Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • Lawmakers in California made a purposeful decision that voting should be convenient and not a chore, as a way to to encourage the greatest turnout possible.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Post-pandemic layoffs eliminated millions of roles, yet survivors report feeling no less overwhelmed and no more purposeful.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • The character dimension of transcendence underpins purposive leadership by supplying the steady, renewable energy that allows leaders to act with intention rather than impulse.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • 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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“Premeditative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditative. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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