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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hara-kiris
Noun
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As the search continues, Slaney said that foul play is not currently suspected, according to the outlet.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Because Apple’s official servers send the email directly, users are far less likely to suspect foul play.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the episode, eight of the nine ringers suffer calamities on the eve of the game which preclude their participation, with Sax held on comically-unfounded suspicion of committing approximately 600 murders in the New York City area.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott, who were teenagers at the time of the murders, were charged and convicted of the killings in 2001 and 2002.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ninety percent of the suicides were by males, and of the overall suicides, 82% were by White youth, 63% were among people ages 20 to 24 and 69% occurred in a house or apartment, the researchers found.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stories circulated about heart attacks and suicides, and about elderly people who had given up, exhausted.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Hara-kiris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hara-kiris. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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