variants
or less commonly antisuicide
: serving or intended to prevent or discourage suicide
anti-suicide counseling
anti-suicide medications
an anti-suicide public service announcement
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Online speculation about Mangione's safety in prison has arisen after fellow inmate Vaughn Wright wrote in an online essay that Mangione was wearing an anti-suicide smock, called a turtle suit, instead of a standard uniform.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The gun shop anti-suicide program started in 2009 when three people died by suicide in a week with guns bought from the same New Hampshire gun store.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2023
His brother says he was stripped and put in an anti-suicide smock in a padded cell.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2023
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The gun shop anti-suicide program started in 2009 when three people died by suicide in a week with guns bought from the same New Hampshire gun store.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2023
His brother says he was stripped and put in an anti-suicide smock in a padded cell.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2023
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“Anti-suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-suicide. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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