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adjective

Definition of premeditatednext
as in deliberate
done or made according to a plan; planned in advance premeditated murder The attack was premeditated.

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verb

past tense of premeditate
as in intended

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Recent Examples of premeditated
Adjective
He was booked into Broward County’s Main Jail on premeditated murder and trespassing charges and is being held without bond pending trial, according to corrections records. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 Dubai police have charged George with premeditated murder. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, was convicted in 1992 of the premeditated murder of his wife, Karen Spencer, just outside of her west Orange County home earlier that year. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026 Fravel was sentenced to life in prison for premeditated murder. — Sydney Mook, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premeditated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditated
  1. deliberate
  2. intended
  3. intentional
  4. contemplated
  5. voluntary
  6. meditated
  7. calculated
  8. aimed
Adjective
  • Others are just as deliberate about avoiding the front lines, gravitating toward technical or support specialties where the likelihood of direct combat is lower, but translating those skills to a civilian job may be smoother.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Indeed, both candidates prefer the hard work of actually governing over performative posturing, modeling a deliberate rejection of the political fringes.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliberate
Verb
  • Judges are free to ignore sentencing guidelines, which are intended to reduce disparities in punishments levied for the same crimes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Both lures are intended to attract bears while not providing them with actual food that can habituate them to humans.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of intended
Adjective
  • The line’s muddy browns, avocado greens and awkward proportions were intentional and used with precision to challenge more conventional ideas of beauty.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The slow, intentional pace of tai chi paired with conscious breathing and present-moment awareness, Swanson says, also help release stress.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of intentional
Verb
  • But after the Rams traded for two-time defensive player of the year Myles Garrett in June, Donald has contemplated rejoining a Rams team that is favored to win Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Yet when considered against the nightmare scenarios contemplated at the war’s outset, oil prices have remained low and natural gas markets have proved resilient.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemplated
Adjective
  • Mumps vaccination is voluntary and given with a separate standalone vaccine that parents pay for.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Savannah department said it was made aware of the misuse through Flock’s voluntary audit function.
    — Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of voluntary
Verb
  • The Zodiac characters appear on lotus leaves like the ones the Buddha meditated on.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Women meditated on Christ’s Passion, following its stages in prayers that drew power from their own physical suffering.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of meditated
Adjective
  • Eggers noted the system isn’t perfect, but said the point is to take calculated risks—which is why the checks are relatively small.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Gayil Talshir, political science lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said Smotrich’s position represents a calculated decision to avoid a firm stance against the exemption that would have forced him to quit the coalition.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculated
Verb
  • And last month, Washington banned new humanoid and quadruped robot imports from foreign manufacturers, calling them a national security risks – in a move aimed at China.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The debate comes as California lawmakers continue considering legislation aimed at limiting the role of private companies and state and local agencies in federal immigration enforcement.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
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