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
Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent lawsuits have alleged suicides linked to AI chatbot use.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Many other lawsuits alleged similar harm, including one claiming that TikTok and Snapchat had contributed to the suicides of three children.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
The study found no effect on the rate of suicides, but showed higher rates of homicides and gun homicides in places where Sunday bans on alcohol sales has been repealed.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The rapid explosion of tools like Gemini and ChatGPT have led to some users forming obsessive relationships with AI bots, allegedly contributing to delusions and, in extreme cases, murder-suicides.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The statistic includes accidental shootings as well as homicides and suicides.
—Marcia Zug, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
The March 30, 1997, edition of the Times’ Valley Edition featured a story on the front page about the mass suicides and the cult’s leader.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The American Civil Liberties Union and federal public defenders said inmates' rights had been violated and there were stabbings, suicides and even one homicide.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
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Palo Alto is calling a series of suicides in the city a public health crisis, and the city council debated a controversial way to save lives Wednesday night.
—Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent lawsuits have alleged suicides linked to AI chatbot use.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Many other lawsuits alleged similar harm, including one claiming that TikTok and Snapchat had contributed to the suicides of three children.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
The study found no effect on the rate of suicides, but showed higher rates of homicides and gun homicides in places where Sunday bans on alcohol sales has been repealed.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The rapid explosion of tools like Gemini and ChatGPT have led to some users forming obsessive relationships with AI bots, allegedly contributing to delusions and, in extreme cases, murder-suicides.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The statistic includes accidental shootings as well as homicides and suicides.
—Marcia Zug, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
The March 30, 1997, edition of the Times’ Valley Edition featured a story on the front page about the mass suicides and the cult’s leader.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The American Civil Liberties Union and federal public defenders said inmates' rights had been violated and there were stabbings, suicides and even one homicide.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suicides
Noun
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Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders of Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves in a July 2, 2025 deal that took the death penalty off the table.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Gaff had been set to go to trial for the murders in September, but his guilty plea changes everything.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 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 20 Apr. 2026.
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