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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Hutchinson's trial judge rejected that, instead agreeing with two prosecution psychologists and saying that no correlation between Hutchinson's diagnosis and the murders had been established, reported the Lakeland Ledger, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 May 2025 -
After a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the initial murder trial last year, Read is being retried on charges including second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
Verb
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While an investigation is underway, police estimated during a press conference on Wednesday that the number of trees cut down was 11, according to KNBC.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Some employees had been furloughed to cut down on costs, and Outside had developed a reputation for not paying freelancers in a timely manner.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fierstein wrote and starred in Torch Song Trilogy, an early mainstream depiction of gay relationships without stereotypes of self-destruction.—
Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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The right to self-determination can become the right to self-destruction.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Meta, like most AI companies, holds that training must be deemed fair use, or else the entire AI industry could face immense setbacks, wasting precious time negotiating data contracts while falling behind global rivals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Varsho didn’t waste the chance and got an 0-2 hanging changeup, slamming it to right center for a two-run shot.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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But on Wednesday, a grand jury indicted her on the charge of assisting self-murder/manslaughter, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2023
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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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Since 2001, up to 100,000 Christians have been butchered, and 3.5 million farmers have been kicked off their land by Fulani Islamist terrorists.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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After the kill, Shauna orders Natalie to butcher their former teammate, who is dragged, naked, through the snow back to camp.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The heavy chiaroscuro is as likely to illuminate your martyrdom as your glory.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Unlearning martyrdom can be unsettling that way—but necessary.—
Chella Man,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That prompted accusations that Netanyahu was trying to snuff out the investigation.—
TIA GOLDENBERG,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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But Republicans may try to once again snuff out any attempt to force a tariff vote by inserting kill-switch language into a broader bill.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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