premeditate

But defense attorney Tom Jacquinot said in his opening statement that the evidence will show Vrba did not premeditate to kill Steinfeld, who was his friend.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2020

Derek was into discovering things that you couldn’t premeditate.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2020

"At no time did I premeditate interfering with anyone," said Maragh, whose mount finished last in the field of 12.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2011

When I decide to make a movie, I don't premeditate it.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2011

V. predestine, preordain, predetermine, premeditate, resolve, concert; resolve beforehand, predesignate.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

The leaked documents now suggest there was a premeditated attempt by Abramovich to reduce the value of the other investors' stake in the Siberian venture.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The prosecution’s argument is simpler and meaner, almost reminiscent of Steinbeck: Clancy’s actions were premeditated, her way of escaping a life she didn’t want anymore.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

They believe that this was intentional and premeditated, and I think they’re going to stand by those beliefs.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Prosecutors argued the murders were premeditated, while her defense contended she had been suffering from postpartum psychosis and depression, and that she wasn’t properly treated or diagnosed by care providers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The most effective off- the-cuff speeches are premeditated, and the best premeditated speeches appear off the cuff.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

No, say the four defense psychologists and psychiatrists who have examined Sirhan; as a paranoid schizophrenic, Sirhan was, in effect, incapable of fully premeditating his deed or weighing its risks.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is smart enough to possibly be given credit for premeditating this eremitic media strategy; he is also obstreperous enough simply to hate having his privacy invaded.

From Time Magazine Archive

The deadly, premeditated dullness of financial ads last week brought scornful shouts from two premeditating wits.

From Time Magazine Archive

Boyish forethought stared her in the face and staggered her by its ghastly incongruities with the things this premeditating youth had done.

From The Spinners by Eden Phillpotts

You will see that we have anticipated his impromptu observations by carefully premeditating our impromptu reply.

From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various