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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The murder charges came after police conferred with the Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, the department said.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
1 June 2026 -
New Hampshire authorities are asking for the public’s help in solving a four-decade long murder mystery.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 May 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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Saturday afternoon, the Cubs almost wasted Ben Brown’s 5 1/3 scoreless innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong’s two home runs, including another dramatic one with two outs in the ninth inning.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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Detroit general manager Manon Rhéaume wasted little time in beginning to stock her PWHL expansion team by signing four players Friday — including forward Daryl Watts, landing the league's first four-year contract.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
Noun
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During Muharram a community group will often stage a passion play (taʿziyyah) that reenacts the events of Ḥusayn’s martyrdom.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
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The film is simultaneously unadorned and deeply oppressive, staying close to the historical record (while fictionalizing the circumstances of Moulin’s eventual death, or martyrdom) in a fashion that offers little perspective, beyond a humanist call-to-arms and appeal toward remembrance.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Verb
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People began losing touch with butchering an entire animal, as well as with preparation methods for organ meats.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Stanley Tucci is back as Nigel, Miranda’s unfailingly loyal consigliere, who never butchers a bon mot or wears the same pocket square twice.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Protestant ethics, however, are not violated without the torment of guilt or the pleasure of self-destruction; never good enough, never bad enough.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Public discourse has long been captivated by men navigating addiction, scandal, or self-destruction.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Fonseca unleashed a serve and a forehand and snuffed out the danger.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Ferguson snuffed the House bill by sending it to the Senate Rules Committee, where it was never brought up for a vote.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2026
Verb
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All three were put away with sliders.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Laundry — the end-to-end folding and putting away — is genuinely, profoundly hard.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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