1
as in precaution
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as in deliberation
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Recent Examples of premeditation
The motion also lays out evidence of premeditation and the brothers' attempts to cover their tracks.
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arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
What separates vigilantism from self-defense is the spontaneity of the latter and the premeditation of the former.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Brianna doesn’t like to make plans, shrinks from premeditation.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Conduct regular risk and threat assessments to identify, understand and catalog various risks facing your personnel and assets, as attacks are rarely performed in isolation without some degree of premeditation.
—James Henderson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for premeditation
arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
What separates vigilantism from self-defense is the spontaneity of the latter and the premeditation of the former.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Brianna doesn’t like to make plans, shrinks from premeditation.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Conduct regular risk and threat assessments to identify, understand and catalog various risks facing your personnel and assets, as attacks are rarely performed in isolation without some degree of premeditation.
—James Henderson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for premeditation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditation
Noun
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Being aware of common web and phone scams and taking reasonable precautions can also go a long way toward protecting your info.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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Although, in situations where seeing separate providers isn’t possible (on a college campus, say, or in a community with few resources), rest assured a solid one will still take precautions to keep things as confidential as possible.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While deliberations of the Council will be mostly behind closed doors, the Parliament uses a more open legislative process.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Stermer was found guilty after seven hours of deliberation, according to WWMT.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the waterskiing bit is cinema because so much forethought has gone into the funniest possible staging of the sequence.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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That perspective goes back to what Godley & Creme have always stood for throughout their career with 10cc and on their own, as heard on Parts of the Process: forging ahead without forethought and being unpredictable.—
David Chiu,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Certainly nothing that’s happened with the tariffs debacle has shown that there’s careful thought or consideration behind any move day-to-day.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Without such careful consideration, Goldman predicts a dystopian future prompted by age verification laws.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Their collaboration represents a rare combination of institutional foresight and next-gen perspective.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Increasing one’s protein intake requires an annoying amount of foresight, a willingness to experience short-term displeasure, or both.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The increasing prevalence and potential for invasion of privacy (of our thoughts, no less) has prompted lawmakers in some jurisdictions to take action.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cooper maintained a close friendship with Zinnemann throughout their lives, and this vital work is a clear reflection of that bond.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
25 Apr. 2025
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They're supposed to be, that part is intentional, a reflection of life's own messy, complicated, and confusing whims.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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In their study, Kiang, Lo and colleagues ran large-scale simulations to explore how measles and three other infectious diseases—diphtheria, polio and rubella—could spread across the U.S. under various levels of childhood vaccination.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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According to a recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the antler was found on a stone platform among other objects made from stone, bone and antler, as well as human skull fragments.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Premeditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditation. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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