premeditation

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Recent Examples of premeditation What separates vigilantism from self-defense is the spontaneity of the latter and the premeditation of the former. Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 Brianna doesn’t like to make plans, shrinks from premeditation. Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025 Conduct regular risk and threat assessments to identify, understand and catalog various risks facing your personnel and assets, as attacks are rarely performed in isolation without some degree of premeditation. James Henderson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Mental conditions can be considered in a defendant's ability to form premeditation, which must be proven to convict a defendant of first-degree murder. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for premeditation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditation
Noun
  • Although, in situations where seeing separate providers isn’t possible (on a college campus, say, or in a community with few resources), rest assured a solid one will still take precautions to keep things as confidential as possible.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Being aware of common web and phone scams and taking reasonable precautions can also go a long way toward protecting your info.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While deliberations of the Council will be mostly behind closed doors, the Parliament uses a more open legislative process.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Stermer was found guilty after seven hours of deliberation, according to WWMT.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her business sense and forethought guaranteed that she be paid all the money negotiated in her two-year contract, but the show was cancelled in its first season.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Parking them outside takes some forethought and a good lock.
    Elizabeth Endicott, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Creating New Garden Beds Choosing the right spot for a new garden bed takes a lot of consideration.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But the once-inconceivable consideration of tax increases underscores the tricky task that Republicans have in meeting competing demands from fiscal hawks, moderates and tax slashers for the ambitious party-line bill — as well as the rise of populist instincts in the party.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As politicians grapple with the aging crisis, chronic disease control and escalating Medicare expenditures, Sen. Rick Scott has the foresight to focus policy on improving a negative health determinant that is at epidemic levels among seniors — loneliness.
    Gail Matillo, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Some of it is good foresight, but that's how any company works.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Drop a comment with your thoughts on the first half of 9-1-1: Contagion below.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But when asked his thoughts on U.S. President Donald Trump’s politics during a press conference after the lineup announcement, Fremaux kept it diplomatic.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For some, every consumption choice is a reflection of their values.
    Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Sunday, Nantz will front a piece on Bernhard Langer, along with a reflection of Spieth’s 2015 Masters victory hosted by Immelman.
    Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Khalil finished his graduate studies at Columbia in December and is set to graduate in the spring.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Long-distance seafarers crossed the Mediterranean Sea far earlier than scientists had believed, a new study has found.
    Saul Elbein, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Premeditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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