premeditation

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Recent Examples of premeditation Florida charged Joachin with murder without premeditation. Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 First-degree murder requires a showing of premeditation with the intent to kill. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026 Both the defense and prosecution argued the issue of premeditation during their closing arguments on Thursday, a week after the trial began. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026 In California, to obtain a first-degree murder conviction, prosecutors must prove intent and premeditation. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premeditation
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Noun
  • Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Thirty homes below the Anchor Lake dam in southern Mississippi were being evacuated as a precaution due to concerns that rising waters could overwhelm the spillways and compromise the structure, Reeves said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The Consumers sale proposal culminated years of deliberations by the utility over whether to keep, sell or remove the dams, which average 106 years old.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Do charm and accessibility play any role in your deliberations?
    John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • To Zotkina, the tooth is a piece in the mounting body of evidence that Neanderthals were capable of forethought and reasoning.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
  • A little forethought goes a long way.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sure, having a ridiculous number of backup products would ensure that there is no need unaddressed, mass considerations for spaceflight are extremely serious and future missions will need to have better data to know what will be needed in a microgravity environment.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 June 2026
  • After a second of consideration, Naim slams the grate shut to the monster’s wails, and the audience’s relief.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • For users who have spent years juggling screenshots at airport security, that sense of foresight is where loyalty begins.
    Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
  • Today, such foresight remains almost hard to fathom.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • The hoops expert shared that and other pre-draft thoughts during a Thursday conference call with media.
    Gary Bedore June 18, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
  • The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • This work by Helen Cammock, which was commissioned in 2023 and has been on temporary display at the NPG since September 2025, is created and narrated by the artist and includes her personal reflections on historical and current events.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026
  • The Lotus bangles exemplify that thinking—open, architectural lines invite light to pass through the forms, casting reflections and subtle tonal variations as the wrist moves—objects made to engage naturally with the body.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Brain imaging studies have also shown placebo responses can influence stress pathways, hormone activity, immune responses and chemicals tied to mood and pain regulation.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • About 96 million Americans ages 16 and older identify as birders, roughly 37% of the US population, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2022 demographic and economic survey on birding, the most comprehensive study to date.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

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“Premeditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditation. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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