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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Caleb Flynn, 39, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of murder, assault and tampering with evidence.—
Sudhin Thanawala,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Powell is accused of first-degree murder with a firearm and is being held without bond, according to Broward County jail records.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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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Don’t diminish your life savings or waste even more money on an exorbitant amount of rent, and buy this affordable tiny home today.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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Use a Two-Basin Wash and Rinse Method To keep utility costs under control and reduce the amount of water wasted, use a two-basin method when hand-washing dishes.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The apostle was believed to have met his martyrdom by being flayed alive.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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Written on the bandana, in Urdu and English, were slogans indicating the wearer’s readiness for martyrdom.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Heavy snow, extreme winds and rough seas kept the whales from being butchered in a timely fashion.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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This is the second time his beloved arid succulent has been butchered, with the first incident taking place in 2022.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In setting Blood Hammer Girl in an exotic, vague past, Locklear takes the audience back to a supposedly simpler time while sending up the human penchant for self-destruction in any era.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Suns opened the fourth with a 9-0 run, but a 3-pointer by Harper, followed by an and-one White floater and another three by Scheierman, snuffed out the brief rally.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mike Phillips, a former Democratic member of Montana’s state Senate, told me that if the goal is to actually recover the species, humans should set their sights higher than just barely exceeding the threshold at which the animals might snuff out.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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Finland put away Slovakia thanks in large part to four third-period goals.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Pannakara urged the crowd to practice mindfulness every day and put away their phones.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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