as in murder
the act of deliberately killing oneself
teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable
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Noun
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With visions of wealth and success, the young men are lured into what becomes a web of fraud — and a cautionary tale that devolves into murder.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025 -
Michael Proctor, a former homicide detective with the Massachusetts State Police, lost his job but may still resurface in the upcoming murder trial of Brian Walshe – who is accused of killing his wife Ana outside Boston.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
Verb
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With the Trump administration threatening to cut down federal funding for EV rebates through the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, states will have to increasingly rely on themselves to fund these programs.—
Rambo Talabong,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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Editing, summarizing, translating, turning longer-form assets into social clips and more—AI helps cut down the grunt work so marketers can focus on high-impact deliverables.—
Nate Roy,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The self-destruction of American power in the Trump years is likely to puzzle future historians.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Betting against Musk has become a high-risk proposition, bordering on financial self-destruction.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Old and extra light bulbs seem to always end up in a box on a garage shelf, wasting storage space that could be used for other items.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Everyone's time is valuable, and no one's time should be wasted.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
Noun
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But on Wednesday, a grand jury indicted her on the charge of assisting self-murder/manslaughter, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2023
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The initial charge of first-degree murder has been reduced to assisting self-murder/manslaughter.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Acheulean tools were known for more refined hand axes that had a pear or teardrop shape and were better at butchering wild game.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
3 July 2025
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For nearly half a century, Iran has been a thorn in the side of the world, killing and maiming American soldiers, butchering Israeli citizens, threatening its neighbors and fostering terror around the world.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Upon martyrdom, they were catapulted into the embrace of God.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
10 June 2025
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With a subtle widening of his eyes and smiling curl of his lips, Denzel Washington conveyed a sense not of fear but of relief—that the martyrdom Malcolm had so long envisioned had finally come.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
Verb
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After a mastectomy and a hysterectomy, her breast cancer is in remission, but her cervical cancer has been tougher to snuff out.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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The pair ventures onto the mainland (with far too few arrows for experienced archers fending off zombies), so that Spike can snuff out a few undead and ostensibly become a man.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
20 June 2025
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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