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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Here’s everything to know about the murder of Chelsea Bruck, including how her Halloween costume led to her killer’s arrest.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
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So, on the night after the murder, the town’s streets were filled with anguished cries from the Inuit—wails of loss and pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, cells exposed to PA suffered metabolic failure and inflammatory self-destruction.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Oct. 2025
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This dark drama tracks five Irish siblings bound by history, love and a knack for self-destruction.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At first, the disillusioned cop is happy to waste his days away.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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In law, finance, tax, and other high stakes domains, wrong answers do not just waste time.—
Joel Hron,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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At the time that the cut was identified, researchers proposed that the mark proved that First Peoples butchered ancient megafauna.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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This can include field dressing, skinning, butchering into various cuts and packaging.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Whitewashed cults of martyrdom have sprung up around the January 6th rioters and Charlie Kirk.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The quiet denouncement of Bob’s martyrdom complex points to people of color’s self-sufficiency.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Singleton perhaps should have taken the credit for snuffing out one of the league’s best and doing so on National Tight Ends Day, no less.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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The first half saw teams trade promising offensive transitions as both moved the ball well, only for defenses to snuff out chances inside or just outside the circle to limit shots.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tampa Bay put away New Orleans with ease to move to 6-2 and gets a bye in Week 9 before a monster stretch of games against New England, Buffalo and the Rams.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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With Brown watching from the bench after picking up his fifth foul, the Celtics closed Monday’s game on a 31-4 run to put away the pesky Pelicans.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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