premeditative

Definition of premeditativenext

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Adjective
  • Less a hotel group and more a design-conscious developer interested in sustainable projects.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
  • The sheriff's office says the child was conscious and alert when he was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • The New York Times later confirmed that reporting through more anonymous US officials, including one official who said US military investigators were still evaluating whether the Iranian drone strike on the helicopter was intentional or accidental.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
  • The Hoffman family has filed a lawsuit against Boelter, which accuses him of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and negligence per se, according to the civil complaint.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Hasan Akbar, a combat engineer who was convicted of premeditated murder and attempted murder for throwing grenades into tents and opening fire on fellow soldiers.
    Steve Beynon, ABC News, 6 June 2026
  • Bowen, who faces a premeditated murder charge, is accused of shooting Metayer three times.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • The intended insult was Dorit’s payback after Sutton spent the season mocking her costar’s wallet size.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
  • If a space isn’t being used for its intended purpose, then what else can manifest there?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • The order directed federal agencies to bolster the government’s cyber defenses and to design a mechanism for the government to gain early access to the most powerful AI models from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI on a voluntary basis.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 June 2026
  • Crucially, this is a mandatory licensing action, not the voluntary testing framework the administration rolled out earlier this month.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • But this new proposal adds a new behavior into the mix, by suggesting this wasn’t a passive act, but deliberate.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
  • The General Command also condemned the attacks, arguing that the deliberate use of missiles and drones against civilians and private property constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Adjective
  • Be purposeful about asking for and accepting their help.
    Matthew Warren, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
  • Toward the end, the purposeful character creates an electronic image of an Earthly waterfall that can be projected outside of the windows of the ship.
    Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • The character dimension of transcendence underpins purposive leadership by supplying the steady, renewable energy that allows leaders to act with intention rather than impulse.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Strengthening transcendence, with its associated behaviors of being purposive, inspired, optimistic, creative, and future-oriented, helps to broaden your perspective and see beyond the immediate challenges.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Premeditative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditative. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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