as in suicides
the act of deliberately killing oneself
members of the cult decided to hasten the end of their time in this world—and the start of their life in the next—with an orgy of self-slaughter
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May 8 at Singing Hills Golf Club at Sycuan to raise money for its horsemanship program that is intended to prevent suicides of veterans, active-duty military and first responders.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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From 2019 to August 2025, the prison had 27 inmate suicides, according to the Indiana Department of Correction's mortality data.—
Evan Frank,
IndyStar,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Self-slaughters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-slaughters. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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