suiciding

verb

present participle of suicide
as in murdering

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  1. murdering
  2. wasting
  3. destroying
  4. killing
  5. neutralizing
  6. finishing
  7. snuffing
  8. whacking
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  • He was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in 2025 of murdering Cody Birchfield three years earlier.
    — Adam Sabes , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • These two are almost too good at stealthily murdering soldiers in the dead of night.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of murdering
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  • The challenge is integrating these capabilities into a defense that can quickly identify threats, select an appropriate response, and avoid wasting expensive interceptors on inexpensive drones.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The city of Milwaukee waited 46 years to see its team in the Fall Classic, and this year's Brewers wanted to stop wasting time.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of wasting
Verb
  • After destroying much of Gaza and killing tens of thousands of Palestinians, Israel has regained military control of nearly 70 percent of the strip.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But if firms lean on AI to cut lower-level work, the risk is destroying the very avenue of apprenticeship that produces future senior associates and managers.
    — Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of destroying
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  • Earlier this week, missiles fired by the Houthis struck a residential area in Taiz, killing two teenage girls and renewing attention on the dangers faced by civilians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Russia's aerial attacks hit 12 regions of Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people and wounding scores of others, including five children, Zelenskyy said on social media Thursday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of killing
Verb
  • Antioxidants support health by neutralizing unstable molecules called free radicals that are produced in cells.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2026
  • That straining to comprehend the irrational fog of human emotions is the show’s explicit subject only clarifies the problem rather than neutralizing it.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of neutralizing
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  • After finishing second in the first round, Lula stepped up his digital mobilization efforts to expand his reach and turn support into votes.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But Hardaway’s shooting struggles continued, finishing Saturday’s defeat with five points on 1-of-6 shooting from the field and 0-of-5 shooting on threes in 21 minutes off the bench.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of finishing
Verb
  • Alberto Sierra, who admitted to snuffing out the lives of his estranged wife and her two young daughters with a plastic Sedano’s Supermarket bag, should be executed for his crimes, a jury said Tuesday.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • What seemed to matter most to Murphy was snuffing out a political star in formation, Bronin.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of snuffing
Verb
  • There are frightening stories of swordfish charging boats, and even spearing their transoms and whacking propellers.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Yes, there were moments of humor, such as getting magic potions around the campfire at the end of each stage by whacking helpless little elves, but most of it was played straight, to great effect.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of whacking
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