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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Three people were killed in a murder-suicide shooting near a middle school in Illinois on Tuesday.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025 -
McDonald, portrayed as the main attacker, was convicted of murder, but later released because of health issues.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Oasis often seemed to teeter at the edge of self-destruction.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Red Sox went in order in the sixth, and wasted Trevor Story’s two-out single in the seventh and Nick Sogard’s two-out walk in the eighth.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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So although he was drafted last summer and made his professional debut this spring, the Blue Jays decided there was no reason to keep wasting his filth in games that don't count.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 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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There were also rumors of things going missing from farm sheds, and animals being butchered for their meat overnight in farmers’ paddocks.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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That is to say, more chickens are bred and butchered each year than there are alive at this very moment in time.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His martyrdom must galvanize younger conservatives like never before.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Not for ego, or martyrdom, but because aligned leaders multiply impact.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That stability, Truchelut said, is what snuffed out a tropical wave the National Hurricane Center was monitoring last week.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers used a 45-yard kick return to get into Cal territory before cornerback Hezekiah Masses made his second interception in as many weeks to snuff out the threat.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a contest that quickly became a matter of which team could shoot itself in the foot less, the Broncos put away the Titans 20-12 Sunday for a season-opening win at Empower Field.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Its marketing materials show robots handing an apple to a human, making coffee, putting away groceries and dishes, pouring drinks, and watering plants.—
Maya Cakmak,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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