as in murder
the act of deliberately killing oneself
teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable
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Noun
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Smith was convicted of one count each of second-degree murder, a grossly negligent act causing miscarriage/stillbirth, and fleeing police, causing serious bodily injury, as well as two counts of reckless driving, according to online court records.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025 -
Morphew was indicted by a grand jury in Colorado on charges of murder in the first degree June 20 after the Mother's Day 2020 disappearance of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, the mother of two daughters.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Upon joining the Rays, Littell significantly cut down on his fastball usage and began to lean heavily on a split-finger.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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For the Alabama hospital systems Infirmary and Ascension Alabama, and home health organizations Saad HealthCare and Amedisys Inc., being connected has cut down on hospital readmissions by 10%.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Michelle’s addicted to the need for her own self-destruction.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 July 2025
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My goal is to challenge the narrative that success has to come at the cost of self-destruction.—
Bogdan Nesvit,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Update your profile headline to include your target client Your LinkedIn headline is so important and most people waste on job titles.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Whole departments can get stuck defending past decisions because admitting a mistake feels worse than wasting more money.—
JJ Rosen,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
Noun
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But on Wednesday, a grand jury indicted her on the charge of assisting self-murder/manslaughter, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2023
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The initial charge of first-degree murder has been reduced to assisting self-murder/manslaughter.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Renowned American actor Kurt Russell spent part of his Fourth of July visiting the Arlington house where his eighth great-grandfather was butchered to death by British soldiers in a bloody battle that kicked off the Revolutionary War in 1775.—
Gayla Cawley,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Neanderthals made and used wooden spears, cared for their fellow community members, made sticky tar and other adhesives, and butchered massive elephants, among other feats.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
Noun
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According to former members interviewed for A Teenage Holy War, interns were forced into Navy Seal-style training and subjected to torturous conditions that included being put into coffins and being forced to eat worms, all in preparation for martyrdom.—
Grace Jordan-Weinstein,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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But with Trump's martyrdom galvanizing a MAGA revival and younger Trump on the ticket, Biden's team shifted strategy.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
Verb
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An opportunity to add on was snuffed out when Jung Hoo Lee’s low line drive to left was caught on a dive by Suwinski, stranding Adames on third base.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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Until then, early AI interactions are likely to recommend code that is not completely up to snuff.—
Arthur Hicken,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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