as in murders
the act of deliberately killing oneself
teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable
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Recent Examples of suicides
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
However, the risk of suicides is higher for teenagers, says Miller.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 12 May 2026
Two murder-suicides in less than 24 hours Bexar County authorities are sounding the alarm on domestic violence concerns after police reported a second murder-suicide Wednesday afternoon on the Southwest Side.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
AIs have been linked to multiple suicides, including the death of a Florida teenager who had a months-long relationship with a chatbot made by a company called Character.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026
OpenAI also faces lawsuits from multiple families who allege ChatGPT encouraged their children’s suicides.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
ChatGPT — and users’ extraordinarily intimate relationships with it — is also linked to numerous teen and adult suicides.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
On average, those states saw a 146% increase in calls and an 18% reduction in suicides versus projections over the study period, while states with the smallest call-volume increase, an average of 24%, saw suicide rates fall nearly 11%.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
The vast majority of adult victims of intimate partner murder-suicides – 95% – are women.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
The breakdowns and suicides of his fellow squad members eat away at his stability as much as his own trauma.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
However, the risk of suicides is higher for teenagers, says Miller.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 12 May 2026
Two murder-suicides in less than 24 hours Bexar County authorities are sounding the alarm on domestic violence concerns after police reported a second murder-suicide Wednesday afternoon on the Southwest Side.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
AIs have been linked to multiple suicides, including the death of a Florida teenager who had a months-long relationship with a chatbot made by a company called Character.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026
OpenAI also faces lawsuits from multiple families who allege ChatGPT encouraged their children’s suicides.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
ChatGPT — and users’ extraordinarily intimate relationships with it — is also linked to numerous teen and adult suicides.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
On average, those states saw a 146% increase in calls and an 18% reduction in suicides versus projections over the study period, while states with the smallest call-volume increase, an average of 24%, saw suicide rates fall nearly 11%.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
The vast majority of adult victims of intimate partner murder-suicides – 95% – are women.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suicides
Noun
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And a federal grand jury indicted two Cuban fighter pilots and a commanding Cuban Air Force general in the murders of the four Brothers to the Rescue volunteers.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Testasecca testified during Wilson's trial When Wilson made it to trial, his dad took the stand in June 2024 and testified that his son showed no remorse after confessing to the murders over the phone, per Court TV.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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However, what's even more ingenious in setting them apart from other horror villains is how the killer offs their victims by using the rules of horror films against them.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Suicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicides. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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