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Recent Examples of premeditatedly
Prosecutors said Brian Walshe premeditatedly murdered and dismembered his wife, then disposed of her remains in dumpsters.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditatedly
Adverb
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Prosecutors said Maurer, of Coalinga in Fresno County, deliberately drove his pickup truck into the children and adults.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Against that backdrop, Wednesday’s parade being heavy on troops and light on weapons could be deliberately calibrated for Kim’s domestic audience.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The contracts Del Monte had with growers typically lasted about 20 years, intentionally long-term in connection to the lifespan of an orchard.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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There’s a better chance of snow flurries in Homestead than the Heat intentionally losing games to improve their draft position.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Orellana was originally facing four counts of felony workers compensation fraud, three counts of willfully failing to file a return or report and one count of failing to pay tax with an aggravating factor of causing a loss greater than $100,000, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The perpetrators were not children, but knowledgeable adults who willfully chose to harass public servants.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Were those and other writers knowingly lying to maintain their standing on the progressive team?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The plaintiffs accuse the tech companies of knowingly designing addictive products harmful to young users’ mental health.—
Shanshan Dong,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Bridgerton, with its consciously diverse vision of a Regency world, feels like a project conceived in a more inclusive moment; the pendulum has since swung the other way.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rather than start from scratch, Bischoff consciously built his new offering on top of what Microsoft already offered.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Agbim missed his first free throw but made the second, and then purposely shot at the front of the rim on the final attempt to run out the clock.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Then, purposely focus on slowing your breathing.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Premeditatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditatedly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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