suiciding

verb

present participle of suicide
as in murdering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suiciding
  1. murdering
  2. wasting
  3. destroying
  4. killing
  5. neutralizing
  6. finishing
  7. snuffing
  8. whacking
Verb
  • Patty Gifford's late mother, Barbara Ryan, sobbed in court when Sochor was found guilty of murdering her daughter, according to the Sun Sentinel.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • She was eventually charged with murdering nine people, including several of her tenants.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of murdering
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  • Ahead of the hearing, Fishback started speaking to his followers in the room, saying in part that Collins was wasting taxpayer money on the case.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Without clear governance, agents roam aimlessly through data warehouses looking for credible information, then check the results after the fact — wasting time and tokens, and generating inconsistent actions.
    — Sumeet Agrawal, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of wasting
Verb
  • Keeping your lawn and garden well-maintained can also help reduce grasshopper populations by destroying their breeding habitat.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 July 2026
  • But the Pentagon’s youthful set of avid desk-warriors forget that big hurricanes and regional weather events regularly disrupt waterfront facilities on the Gulf and East coasts, destroying worker housing and permanently peeling away shipbuilders.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of destroying
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  • The king successfully fought a hundred men and emerged victorious, but not before killing Antinous in Sinon’s name.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • He was convicted of killing his former girlfriend’s parents four decades ago in Pasco County.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of killing
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  • Conceding only one goal in seven matches, their whole-team pressing and tight-marking strategy has suffocated opponents, notably neutralizing Kylian Mbappe in their 2-0 semi-final win over France.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Its odor-neutralizing technology helps guard against any harmful or unpleasant smells from the vacuum, keeping your home fresher.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of neutralizing
Verb
  • Triple-double with meaning LeBron left no doubt about his championship impact in closing out that first title in 2012 against the Thunder, finishing that series-winning Game 5 victory with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • The improvement continued with a 3-0 hammering of Austria in the round of 32, including a double from centre-forward Oyarzabal and right-back Pedro Porro finishing off a neat team move.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of finishing
Verb
  • For Cape Verde, Vozinha was excellent at snuffing out the few good chances Spain created on his way to becoming an Instagram phenomenon after one of the World Cup’s great results.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Another method is to cut off oxygen to the fire by using a snuffing lid, then let the fire burn out naturally.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
Definition of snuffing
Verb
  • Larry Hayes, 86, and Bill Moniz, 79, hit the tennis courts in Mountain View three to four times a week — whacking balls across the net as teammates for one to three hours a week.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • And the crowd clearly expected that pucks whacking the nets would be at a premium in this series, too.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
Definition of whacking
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