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as in precaution
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as in deliberation
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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.
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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
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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
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Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In the face of heavy rain, these precautions can make a significant difference in ensuring your safety on the road.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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But at some point during the court's deliberations, Roberts changed his mind.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The State Department declined on Thursday afternoon to comment on the deliberations.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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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
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Parking them outside takes some forethought and a good lock.—
Elizabeth Endicott,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
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Suddenly, race isn’t a consideration in the celebration of a player who was, for years, excluded from Major League Baseball because of his race.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Endangered Species Act is a key regulatory consideration for agencies when considering whether to grant permits for oil and gas, mining, electric transmission and other operations on federal lands and water.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
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Some of it is good foresight, but that's how any company works.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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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
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Drop a comment with your thoughts on the first half of 9-1-1: Contagion below.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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For some, every consumption choice is a reflection of their values.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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Examples include taking a basic set of capabilities and utilizing them to open a new market or rethinking the user experience based on new information from user studies.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Premeditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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