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as in precaution
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as in deliberation
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Recent Examples of premeditation
Florida charged Joachin with murder without premeditation.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditation
Noun
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The American star said postgame that he was kicked in his left calf during the first half and was subbed off at halftime as a precaution.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The Fort Worth Fire Department evaluated the boy as a precaution and determined the child was safe.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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In the 1990s, there was genuine deliberation across party lines on most issues and confirmations.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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The system that the Founders created was remarkably resilient, even if American politics never fully lived up to Madison’s ideal of thoughtful deliberation.—
Jeffrey Rosen,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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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
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A little forethought goes a long way.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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The lineup was curated by the NBC and Peacock casting team, led by Grace Wu, EVP of casting for NBC and Peacock, after consideration from various open showcases, auditions and open mic nights.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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There would be no return to junior hockey, minor-league conditioning stint, load management or consideration about skating for Canada at the World Juniors.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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Today, such foresight remains almost hard to fathom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The little things like that, the foresight and the execution, are where games are won.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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Please feel welcome to direct your thoughts and complaints to the comments section.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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The idea, Nottapon says, emerged from a thought Jakkarin articulated during development – that a courtroom is less a place of discovery than a kind of theater, where each side stages its own version of reality for the judge.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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The natural surroundings are highlighted by way of blue reflection ponds and elevated walking paths that preserve the endemic plants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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At its center shined a stunning Burmese pigeon’s blood ruby of over 6 carats, with reflections evoking Caravaggio’s signature chiaroscuro technique.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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When reconstructing the Inquisition trial of a sixteenth-century northern Italian miller, historian Carlo Ginzburg encountered a line that would eventually inspire the title of his paradigm-shifting study The Cheese and the Worms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Depositphotos In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that inserting weaker bonds into polystyrene actually makes the material more resistant to damage.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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“Premeditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditation. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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