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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In 2024 alone, the ASPCA estimates 334,000 dogs were euthanized in the U.S.
Betancourt posted the video of her heartbreaking visit to Bailie's kennel to her TikTok @lifesavingpixie to raise awareness of the stark reality many shelter dogs face.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
In 2023, a bison calf was euthanized in 2023 after a man saved it from the Lamar River.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 11 June 2025
When a wolf attacked a child in Rome last year and was relocated instead of euthanized, some Italians saw this as proof that the government was prioritizing wolf lives over human ones.
—Jonathan C. Slaght, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
Too young to survive on its own, the calf was euthanized.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
In 2023, a bison calf was euthanized in 2023 after a man saved it from the Lamar River.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 11 June 2025
When a wolf attacked a child in Rome last year and was relocated instead of euthanized, some Italians saw this as proof that the government was prioritizing wolf lives over human ones.
—Jonathan C. Slaght, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
Too young to survive on its own, the calf was euthanized.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
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 30 Jun. 2025.
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