suicides 1 of 2

plural of suicide
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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suicides

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of suicide

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Recent Examples of suicides
Noun
Gillibrand asked Cao specifically if there were any suicides. — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 The emergence of generative AI and chatbots has made the issue of online addiction even more pressing, as both OpenAI and Google have been sued by plaintiffs alleging their technology caused harm, including suicides. — Jonathan Vanian,ari Levy, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Suicide remains the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and CDC data released this year show firearm suicides actually climbed to their highest level on record in 2025, topping 28,000. — Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 Some of the projects focus educating people about safe firearm storage, including distributing safety devices like gun locks, to prevent accidental shootings and suicides, according to the release. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 As the Third Reich collapsed, mass suicides claimed the lives of thousands of Germans. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 The scrutiny is unfolding against Mississippi’s long history of racial violence involving hangings and follows other recent hanging deaths in the state that authorities ruled were suicides. — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 To lose them both to separate suicides while facing his own mortality as an active athlete requires true fortitude. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Of the 19 deaths, 15 were reported as natural; one as accidental and three as suicides. — Tj Rhodes, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suicides
Noun
  • But, according to the warrant, location data from the Equinox show the vehicle leaving Gonzalez’s house in Florida City and traveling to the scene of the murders.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators stressed that the poison was not the potassium cyanide used in the Tylenol murders.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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