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verb

past tense of premeditate

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Recent Examples of premeditated
Verb
The murder charge includes enhancements that allege Miramontes committed a premeditated murder, used a gun in the crime and fired that weapon from inside a vehicle, according to the criminal complaint filed by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025 The movement artist is formally trained in ballet and contemporary techniques but also draws inspiration from the ability to improvise freely, removing the need for regimented and premeditated motion. Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025 The two were arrested Friday and charged as adults with premeditated first-degree murder while armed. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Prosecutors claimed the brothers carried out a cold-blooded, premeditated scheme to inherit their parents’ money. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for premeditated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditated
Adjective
  • Now, faced with deliberate racial gerrymandering in other states and unchecked executive overreach at home, California must respond with equal determination.
    Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Singer-songwriter Baby Rose stepped into a suite of Nina Simone songs, her voice—smoky, deliberate—pouring into the choreography.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That's much faster than in many hospitals, especially those intended for civilians.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This time, in lieu of a runway, the brand hosted a fictional auction of its founders, intended to be a commentary on the commodification of creativity.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Whether her death was intentional or accidental remains unknown, but her heartbreak is unquestionable.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Moving from canvas to page was challenging, and deeply intentional, for Rosales.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2024, almost one in four Americans experienced mental illness, almost 18% had substance abuse problems and over 5% had contemplated suicide, according to the news release.
    Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In her record-breaking guest spot on New Heights that same month, the superstar and her future brother-in-law discussed one of her special interests, numerology — which seems to have made an impact on Jason, who contemplated Travis’ new age on their show Wednesday.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • What to Know Several companies have issued voluntary recalls of shrimp products suspected of possible Cs-137 contamination.
    Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • What’s desperately needed, Sisti said, are comprehensive investments in mental health — Housing First programs, funding to build up a mental health care workforce, and an easily accessible and coordinated system of voluntary treatment that prevents people from deteriorating on the streets.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement For anyone who has ever meditated for any length of time, this is self-evident.
    Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The acquisition marked a calculated bet that, even as the NIL landscape evolves and consolidates within athletic departments, there’s still a place for third-party operators and agencies like Blueprint.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The plea to the agencies is a calculated one, given the hotel’s reputation as a hot spot for A-listers and other media figures, as well as a popular event space.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Michigan House voted nearly unanimously in June to approve legislation aimed at cracking down on bots that purchase tickets in bulk, inflating demand and resale prices.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Napheesa Collier, the WNBA All-Star who recently put the league’s leadership on blast, received praise from fellow players in response to her four-minute callout aimed at WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league office.
    Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Premeditated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditated. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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