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as in precaution
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as in deliberation
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Recent Examples of premeditation
Records show Winter was booked on a charge of third-degree murder without premeditation during the commission of another felony.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
That definitely falls under the heading of intuition more than premeditation.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
That truth starts with the abject brutality and premeditation of the murders themselves.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
That is, can an otherwise healthy person become a person who kills, not in self-defense or in the heat of battle, but with cool premeditation?
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
That definitely falls under the heading of intuition more than premeditation.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
That truth starts with the abject brutality and premeditation of the murders themselves.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
That is, can an otherwise healthy person become a person who kills, not in self-defense or in the heat of battle, but with cool premeditation?
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for premeditation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditation
Noun
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As a precaution, the National Weather Service is advising people in sensitive groups — including children, older adults and people with lung or heart conditions like asthma — to avoid being outside.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Those with heart or lung conditions, children, and older adults were urged to take extra precautions.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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And with one little comment comes an element of playfulness seldom seen inside Project Runway’s deliberations, leaving room for the idea that sometimes cool girls might be OK with looking like a couch cushion in the back if the front is the moment!—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
31 July 2025
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Jury deliberations in his murder trial began Tuesday afternoon after the prosecution and defense took turns laying out their closing arguments in the case.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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To win at StarCraft II, a player builds an empire with all forethought and flexibility such an endeavor requires.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Feb. 2019
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Champagne buckets amplify the fancy factor by a thousand—a cold, cushioned bottle of wine demonstrates the sort of forethought that makes a good host a great host.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
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Special teams work is going to factor heavily here, but there are other roster considerations.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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Grammy engagement, as the new album is coming out just a week before the cutoff for 2026 Grammy consideration.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is a systems-level problem that requires deep integration of robotics, AI, compute, hardware reliability, edge networking and regulatory foresight.—
Shahbaz Abdullah Magsi,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The foresight allowed both set pieces to be seamlessly cut together as Nevermore is challenged by a group of normie cadets in a color war game to see who will get to remain in the overbooked campground.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the victims’ families and colleagues.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Ed Jamison, the CEO of Operation Kindness, shared his thoughts on Rado’s press and the animal welfare and adoption crisis.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Just as Jewish drama is often a reflection of historical pain, our comedy tends to channel anxiety.—
Rachel Israel,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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His new reality raises the stakes across the record, paired with clear-eyed revelations and reflections fueled by the frontman’s newfound sobriety.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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But the study also claims London lags behind other cities, such as Singapore and Copenhagen, in its adaptation financing efforts.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In the study, people started out at 6 mg, then increased to 12 mg four weeks later, then to the maintenance dose of 36 mg four weeks after that.—
Alice Park,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Premeditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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