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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Feral cats used to be immediately euthanized, because the shelter had no space for them; now there’s a dedicated cat room, where Wright joined us.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
In the same year, 554,000 canines were reunited with their owners, 334,000 were euthanized, and 524,000 were transferred to other organizations for continued care and adoption efforts.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Animal Control Services captured the four dogs, and they will be held for 10 days before being euthanized, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Thirty beluga whales are still alive days after a Canadian marine park threatened to euthanize them if the government did not provide immediate emergency funding, according to local reports.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
In the same year, 554,000 canines were reunited with their owners, 334,000 were euthanized, and 524,000 were transferred to other organizations for continued care and adoption efforts.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Animal Control Services captured the four dogs, and they will be held for 10 days before being euthanized, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Thirty beluga whales are still alive days after a Canadian marine park threatened to euthanize them if the government did not provide immediate emergency funding, according to local reports.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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