euthanize
verb
eu·tha·nize
ˈyü-thə-ˌnīz 
variants
or less commonly euthanatize
euthanized also euthanatized; euthanizing also euthanatizing
: to subject to euthanasia
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Still, many no-kill shelters are beloved by their communities and credited with saving the lives of the hundreds of thousands of strays that are euthanized in shelters annually.
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Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Giammona started it to help shelter dogs after fostering Miles, a German shepherd who was set to be euthanized.
—Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
His parents surrendered the dogs to Miami-Dade Animal Services, which said the animals have been euthanized.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
On Long Island’s North Fork, the nearly 120-year-old Crescent Duck Farms was forced to euthanize its entire flock of 100,000 birds following an outbreak.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
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Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Giammona started it to help shelter dogs after fostering Miles, a German shepherd who was set to be euthanized.
—Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
His parents surrendered the dogs to Miami-Dade Animal Services, which said the animals have been euthanized.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
On Long Island’s North Fork, the nearly 120-year-old Crescent Duck Farms was forced to euthanize its entire flock of 100,000 birds following an outbreak.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for euthanize
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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