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- verb Present participle of
premeditate .
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Examples
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To him, who had hitherto been only a hero by simple accident, the idea of premeditating any act that would distinguish him, only brought a fresh shadow upon the horizon of his future; and he would gladly have resigned the honours he had already gained for leave to escape being the candidate for new ones.
The Tiger Hunter Mayne Reid 1850
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In the match, he appeared to rewrite the rules of what was possible at the crease by essentially premeditating every shot, switching between left- and right-handed at will and just whacking it wherever he fancied.
Cricket's Wild West Richard Lord 2012
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Were most of the perpetrators' unemployed or did they plan to shoot or kill someone because they were already premeditating an act of violence?
Tio Hardiman: Unemployment and the United States Homicide Rate Tio Hardiman 2011
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Were most of the perpetrators' unemployed or did they plan to shoot or kill someone because they were already premeditating an act of violence?
Tio Hardiman: Unemployment and the United States Homicide Rate Tio Hardiman 2011
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His chorus of "Deliberate upon this" had the ring of a schoolyard heavy premeditating a rumble at the noon bell.
Marian Salzman: Mad as Hell--and Only Getting Madder Marian Salzman 2010
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His chorus of "Deliberate upon this" had the ring of a schoolyard heavy premeditating a rumble at the noon bell.
Marian Salzman: Mad as Hell--and Only Getting Madder Marian Salzman 2010
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His chorus of "Deliberate upon this" had the ring of a schoolyard heavy premeditating a rumble at the noon bell.
Marian Salzman: Mad as Hell--and Only Getting Madder Marian Salzman 2010
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I'd argue that it's just simply more believable that Moon crashed his car into a pool because he was too drunk that day, or simply thought it would be funny, as opposed to premeditating the headlines it might generate.
Chris Zane: Isn't It Enough to Just Make Music Anymore? Chris Zane 2010
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His chorus of "Deliberate upon this" had the ring of a schoolyard heavy premeditating a rumble at the noon bell.
Marian Salzman: Mad as Hell--and Only Getting Madder Marian Salzman 2010
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I'd argue that it's just simply more believable that Moon crashed his car into a pool because he was too drunk that day, or simply thought it would be funny, as opposed to premeditating the headlines it might generate.
Chris Zane: Isn't It Enough to Just Make Music Anymore? Chris Zane 2010
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