premeditatedly

Definition of premeditatedlynext

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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. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditatedly
Adverb
  • Boots were made to look deliberately disheveled, with tiny ladybirds across them.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Israeli forces continue to commit genocide against Palestinians by deliberately targeting children in the Gaza Strip, an independent United Nations Commission of Inquiry has found.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Adverb
  • Aurora Fire Rescue says they are being investigated as intentionally set fires.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • In a 2024 podcast interview, Platner reportedly claimed that Kyle intentionally killed Iraqi civilians to inflate his sniper kill counts.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • Any creditor who willfully violates the stay can be liable for damages, attorney fees and costs, and also sometimes punitive damages.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • By denigrating the foundation of our democracy, Trump is willfully eroding it.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • Which is to say that the UPEPA doesn't create a license for one person to knowingly harm another through communications.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • This inquiry identified insufficient evidence to conclude that Garcia knowingly made an untruthful statement.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Adverb
  • Whether that's box breathing, a mindfulness check-in or a short walk, creating space to regulate both the mind and body prepares them to show up more consciously, no matter how challenging the moment ahead may be.
    Marie Unger, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Of course, the frogs are not consciously making these decisions.
    Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
Adverb
  • The others purposely daw-dled on the short walk from Mathew Street to Whitechapel, stopping at both the two pubs that lay en route.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
  • Scrutiny into Miranda’s Rescue emerged last month after the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the facility in response to evidence uncovered by two local women that the owner of the rescue had allegedly purposely shot dogs on his property.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

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“Premeditatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditatedly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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