hara-kiris

variants also hari-karis
plural of hara-kiri

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hara-kiris
foul play
Noun
  • No further search efforts are planned for Fish Lake, and the circumstances of White's death remain officially undetermined with no evidence of foul play.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Ge’s death was determined to be a suicide after investigators turned up a handwritten note but found no evidence of foul play, ABC News reported, citing Pennsylvania State Police.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Hara-kiris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hara-kiris. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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