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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Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, and Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, are charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection to the incident.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
1 July 2025 -
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives, who took over the case from Florida City police, booked Fisher into Metro West Detention Center on a second-degree murder charge.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
Verb
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This can seriously cut down the chances of data breaches, especially since the institution isn’t holding onto all that sensitive personal info in one place.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The multi-coated glass cuts down on chromatic aberrations (distortion or color fringing sometimes seen around objects in bright sunlight).—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The self-destruction of American power in the Trump years is likely to puzzle future historians.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Betting against Musk has become a high-risk proposition, bordering on financial self-destruction.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Close more deals, waste less time, and build trust faster than ever before.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Let what’s leaving go swiftly, and don’t waste time looking back.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 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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The star of the show on the menu is the fish, aged and butchered in-house by expert Chef Nikos Roussos and his team.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Many were forced to butcher their camels to make ends meet, plunging the population to a low point of 200,000 in Mongolia.—
Matt Dutile,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Upon martyrdom, they were catapulted into the embrace of God.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
10 June 2025
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With a subtle widening of his eyes and smiling curl of his lips, Denzel Washington conveyed a sense not of fear but of relief—that the martyrdom Malcolm had so long envisioned had finally come.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Miss it, and you’re forced to restart the level until your composition is up to snuff.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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One of those projects not to move forward was Patty Jenkins’ third Wonder Woman movie which wasn’t up to snuff.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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