self-murders

noun

plural of self-murder
as in suicides
the act of deliberately killing oneself how to deter terrorists who are willing to commit self-murder as well as the mass murder of innocent people

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  • Those hangings were ultimately ruled as suicides, but widespread criticism of the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast last month, has further led to questions about how Fortune died.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The launch comes as OpenAI faces its own lawsuits stemming from several youth suicides.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
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“Self-murders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-murders. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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