as in murders
the act of deliberately killing oneself
teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable
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Recent Examples of suicides
Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
The vast majority of adult victims of intimate partner murder-suicides – 95% – are women.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Palo Alto is calling a series of suicides in the city a public health crisis, and the city council debated a controversial way to save lives Wednesday night.
—Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent lawsuits have alleged suicides linked to AI chatbot use.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Many other lawsuits alleged similar harm, including one claiming that TikTok and Snapchat had contributed to the suicides of three children.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
The study found no effect on the rate of suicides, but showed higher rates of homicides and gun homicides in places where Sunday bans on alcohol sales has been repealed.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The rapid explosion of tools like Gemini and ChatGPT have led to some users forming obsessive relationships with AI bots, allegedly contributing to delusions and, in extreme cases, murder-suicides.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The March 30, 1997, edition of the Times’ Valley Edition featured a story on the front page about the mass suicides and the cult’s leader.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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On average, those states saw a 146% increase in calls and an 18% reduction in suicides versus projections over the study period, while states with the smallest call-volume increase, an average of 24%, saw suicide rates fall nearly 11%.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
The vast majority of adult victims of intimate partner murder-suicides – 95% – are women.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Palo Alto is calling a series of suicides in the city a public health crisis, and the city council debated a controversial way to save lives Wednesday night.
—Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent lawsuits have alleged suicides linked to AI chatbot use.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Many other lawsuits alleged similar harm, including one claiming that TikTok and Snapchat had contributed to the suicides of three children.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
The study found no effect on the rate of suicides, but showed higher rates of homicides and gun homicides in places where Sunday bans on alcohol sales has been repealed.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The rapid explosion of tools like Gemini and ChatGPT have led to some users forming obsessive relationships with AI bots, allegedly contributing to delusions and, in extreme cases, murder-suicides.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The March 30, 1997, edition of the Times’ Valley Edition featured a story on the front page about the mass suicides and the cult’s leader.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suicides
Noun
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He was arrested a week after Caballero’s body was found, authorities said, and confessed to the three murders.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to prosecutors, police and hit squad members carried out dozens of murders at Duterte’s behest starting in 2011, motivated by the promise of money or to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, what's even more ingenious in setting them apart from other horror villains is how the killer offs their victims by using the rules of horror films against them.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Suicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicides. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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