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
Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Since October, seven deaths have been classified as suicides, a number that is already the most for any fiscal year in the agency's history.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
Since October, seven deaths have been classified as suicides, a number that is already the most for any fiscal year in the agency’s history.
—Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Also well documented, particularly in connection with inmate suicides.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
For the first time this year, the county received a grant from Colorado’s Office of Suicide Prevention to encourage more data collection on suicides.
—Collaborative Colorado, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
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
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Police in Canada and around the world have been investigating more than 100 suicides linked to Law.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Since October, seven deaths have been classified as suicides, a number that is already the most for any fiscal year in the agency's history.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
Since October, seven deaths have been classified as suicides, a number that is already the most for any fiscal year in the agency’s history.
—Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Also well documented, particularly in connection with inmate suicides.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
For the first time this year, the county received a grant from Colorado’s Office of Suicide Prevention to encourage more data collection on suicides.
—Collaborative Colorado, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suicides
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The Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst racially motivated mass murders in American history, began May 31, 1921.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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He had been tried in absentia and convicted in dozens of murders, including helping to mastermind a pair of 1992 bombings that killed top anti-Mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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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 5 Jun. 2026.
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