premeditation

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Recent Examples of premeditation First-degree murder can require proof of premeditation and specific intent to kill in a criminal case. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025 But that would require proof of intent and convincing a jury of premeditation. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025 Second-degree murder refers to murder without premeditation, and armed criminal action involves the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon. Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025 That definitely falls under the heading of intuition more than premeditation. Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for premeditation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditation
Noun
  • Simpson called his family to drive him to the hospital as a precaution.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Other than making sure police are contacted, workers are instructed to take safety precautions and make sure that families understand the risk involved with the highly potent illicit drug.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, cautioned that the talks were in the early stages and that no proposal has been finalized.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Senior Justice Department officials have held internal deliberations in recent days over potentially issuing a rule that could restrict transgender individuals from being able to own firearms, two officials familiar with the discussions confirmed Thursday to ABC News.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even something simple at its face value — the new album cover image, for example — has such forethought and reasoning behind the choice.
    H. Vanbiber, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Because platform engineering is a significant change, an additional degree of forethought is sure to go along way.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.
    Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In their permit applications, companies cite this reality, often listing financial considerations as the reason for seeking exemptions, Oilfield Witness found.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The shoot had originally been scheduled for October 2024, because Aris’ wife was due to give birth over the summer, but lead producer George Schoucair at Abbout Productions had the foresight to move the production date forward.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Companies that redesign their operating models capture outsized gains, resetting expectations for cycle times, agility, foresight, and resilience in their industries.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In that initial video call, McCarthy shared his thoughts on Acosta’s previous offenses.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Follow Scheffler for destination stories, travel trends and thought-provoking conversations from the world of travel.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That the Sky’s punishment will last longer than five minutes is merely a reflection of their place in the standings.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • At certain angles, the photo’s dark backdrop allows viewers to see the reflection of former President Barack Obama’s portrait that depicts him surrounded by greenery and flowers representing Chicago and Hawaii.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dairy Some studies show a link between dairy consumption and a higher prostate cancer risk.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The National Natural Science Foundation of China, responsible for funding 32 studies cited in the rebuttal document, is directly overseen by the Chinese government and has its leadership appointed by the CCP.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Premeditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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