as in murder
the act of deliberately killing oneself
teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable
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Noun
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Cobb was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree and cruelty to children in the second degree, both felonies, police said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025 -
In other fiction news, there’s a radically new take on the murder-in-a-small-town genre by Chris Kraus, fresh, unusual stories by Katherine Dunn, and a tear-jerker by Mitch Albom, among many others.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lies that confuse children, encourage self-destruction, and teach Americans to hate their own country have been allowed to flourish — tearing apart the very fabric of our society.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Rising distributor 1-2 Special’s flagship release started its journey at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where Dillane won best actor out of Un Certain Regard for his portrayal of a London rough sleeper circling the drain of his own self-destruction.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Families are struggling with rising costs while City Hall wastes millions.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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This team is too talented and the defense is too good to waste a season waiting for the play caller to develop.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The initial charge of first-degree murder has been reduced to assisting self-murder/manslaughter.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2023
Verb
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In fact, this French Quarter institution helped invent modern brunch (thank you, butcher’s breakfast) and introduced cocktail classics like the Grasshopper and Whiskey Punch to the American bar lexicon.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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Reese tried that one, too, but butchered it when his lean came well into the end zone.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now, was that message — delivered in an expletive-laden two minutes of postgame comments — worth the martyrdom that came in the form of a Game 4 suspension handed down by the WNBA on Saturday for the Lynx coach?—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Boedy, an English professor at the University of North Georgia who studies Christian nationalism, warns that talk of martyrdom can lead to dangerous and sometimes violent escalation.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Neither skill was up to snuff in the first two weeks.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But Treinen snuffed out the rally by whiffing Adames looking at a full-count 96 mph sinker that nicked the outside corner and Matt Chapman swinging at an 85 mph sweeper that was way outside.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Foldable for easy storage, this set can quickly be put away when inclement weather rolls in.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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Phillies play reliever roulette Righty David Robertson entered when Cristopher Sánchez encountered trouble in the sixth, putting away pinch hitter Max Muncy, a lefty batter.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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