hara-kiris

variants also hari-karis
plural of hara-kiri

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hara-kiris
Noun
  • University police said there was no immediate indication of foul play.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • The school official added that the University of Kentucky Police Department was working with the Lexington-Fayette County Coroner, and an initial investigation did not indicate that foul play was involved.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Working with the Orange County and Santa Clara County DA's offices, investigators began working to return Kim to the United States for prosecution of both murders.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • In that time, her legend has only grown, and more and more horrific murders have been tied back to her.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Carly Dahl, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Intermountain Health in Ogden, Utah, testified that since the committee was reestablished in 2023, Idaho no longer considers suicides pregnancy-related, out of step with other states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
  • The company is grappling with escalating competition from chief rivals Anthropic and Google, faces lawsuits alleging ChatGPT played a role in shootings and suicides and is combatting general consumer backlash against AI.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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“Hara-kiris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hara-kiris. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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