prepense

Definition of prepensenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepense
Adjective
  • Hasan Akbar, a combat engineer who was convicted of premeditated murder and attempted murder for throwing grenades into tents and opening fire on fellow soldiers.
    Steve Beynon, ABC News, 6 June 2026
  • Bowen, who faces a premeditated murder charge, is accused of shooting Metayer three times.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • Deng has made this a deliberate part of how Poké House grows.
    Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Fibermaxxing is the deliberate effort to push daily fiber intake as high as possible — often well beyond what dietary guidelines recommend.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • Tønnessen sees the state backing as a calculated effort by the military to project legitimacy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • That is a calculated move, given how far ahead Ona already sits on enterprise controls.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • All of this was a considered response to European systems within which a tiny plutocracy had built power and control over land and people, especially through familial inheritance.
    Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • Elizabeth honed in on the importance of the transatlantic alliance during a considered address that came in under 15 minutes.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • After Eubanks steps down as CFO, Justin Coe, chief accounting officer, will assume the role of principal financial officer of the company and its advised REITs.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Meaningful persuasion requires the suspension of some short-term interests for the sake of long-term interests, which is why coercive economic statecraft among allies is ill advised.
    MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • And for less studied organisms, such as sea sponges, that timeline can be even longer.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 May 2026
  • Apa worked extensively with a dialect coach and closely studied clips of Stewart’s movies.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • Páez was also convicted of two counts of aggravated homicide, qualified by intent and malice aforethought.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Had Styles — either completely by accident or with malice aforethought — unleashed a mouthful of spit upon his elder co-star?
    Vulture, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2022
Adjective
  • Crews told them the burn was intentional and that the parkway had been closed for the duration of the operation.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • Racial socialization needs to be an intentional and deliberate process for white parents of Black and Black biracial children.
    Jennifer Rosen Heinz, Parents, 17 June 2026
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“Prepense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepense. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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