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
NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
The goal of the film is to stem the tide of veteran suicides—about 17 a day—by showing those struggling that there is hope.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
The documentary also addressed darker aspects of K-pop close to Lee’s heart, including the suicides of SM Entertainment artists.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Cheap, quiet, and available everywhere, it’s been used in countless homicides and suicides.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
But teenagers’ use of AI chatbots has drawn scrutiny including after several suicides, including when the chatbots allegedly provided teenagers with directions.
—Allan Smith, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Tragedies and safeguards I’m not aware of any tragic outcomes from Meta’s AI, but lawsuits have been filed alleging that chatbots from other companies played a role in teen suicides.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The company says the true rate of suicides on its Florida route is higher than government agencies report because of the variability in how local law-enforcement agencies and medical examiners make their determinations.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Over 30 years of observation, 19,320 suicides were expected.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
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And nearly 60% of all deaths from firearm injuries are suicides.
—NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
The goal of the film is to stem the tide of veteran suicides—about 17 a day—by showing those struggling that there is hope.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
The documentary also addressed darker aspects of K-pop close to Lee’s heart, including the suicides of SM Entertainment artists.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Cheap, quiet, and available everywhere, it’s been used in countless homicides and suicides.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
But teenagers’ use of AI chatbots has drawn scrutiny including after several suicides, including when the chatbots allegedly provided teenagers with directions.
—Allan Smith, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Tragedies and safeguards I’m not aware of any tragic outcomes from Meta’s AI, but lawsuits have been filed alleging that chatbots from other companies played a role in teen suicides.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The company says the true rate of suicides on its Florida route is higher than government agencies report because of the variability in how local law-enforcement agencies and medical examiners make their determinations.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Over 30 years of observation, 19,320 suicides were expected.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suicides
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Police believe the unidentified murderer was responsible for at least five murders and up to 17 attacks.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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These details matter because the circumstance of the death – from accidents to malicious murders – could determine the size of the discount.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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