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Recent Examples of premeditate
Raynella Leath is guilty of the first-degree premeditated homicide of David Leath.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 14 July 2018
Prosecutors said the deadly attack may also have been premeditated.
—Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
Avila’s lawyer argued her actions were not premeditated and that her undiagnosed mental health disorder played a role.
—Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
Jurors convicted Alexis Avila, 19, of child abuse involving great bodily harm following a days-long trial last month in which her public defender argued her actions were not premeditated and that a previously undiagnosed mental health disorder played a role.
—CBS News, 2 May 2023
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 14 July 2018
Prosecutors said the deadly attack may also have been premeditated.
—Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
Avila’s lawyer argued her actions were not premeditated and that her undiagnosed mental health disorder played a role.
—Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
Jurors convicted Alexis Avila, 19, of child abuse involving great bodily harm following a days-long trial last month in which her public defender argued her actions were not premeditated and that a previously undiagnosed mental health disorder played a role.
—CBS News, 2 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditate
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The rules were intended to prevent Social Security from overpaying people who worked in non-covered pension jobs, policy experts said.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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To date, the SSU has failed to generate the success or world-building Sony hoped for and intended.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The policy does not contemplate that an anesthesia code may apply to vastly different surgical procedures with corresponding wide variations in surgical times.Emma Marsden, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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But the questions behind them are always there and worth contemplating.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
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This is a little bit like Shannon Storms Beador going to meditate her alcohol problems away when she got arrested for a DUI that put the life of her beloved dog, Archie Beador, in danger.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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This may mean taking the time out to have some time to yourself, go for a solo walk, catch up with a friend on the phone, to meditate.Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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With no other natural habitat and a population in the low 200s, the disturbance to the pupfish could mean trouble.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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That means, assuming Avengers: Doomsday takes place in the present, an octogenarian Captain America might not make the most sense as a vehicle for Evans' big return.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The researchers suggest that the effect that fruit and vegetables have on depression is at least partly linked to the microbiome, which has become the focus of a lot of recent research.New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
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Rihanna has on countless occasions schooled culture on the art of wearing fashion.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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The government aims to have the practice of greyhound racing banned by Aug. 1, 2026.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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This thermoelectric breakthrough aims to redefine what is possible for off-grid power and energy conservation.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Premeditate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditate. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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