Thesaurus results for EUTHANASIAS

euthanasias

noun

plural of euthanasia

as in murders

the act or practice of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any more suffering a physician who refuses to practice euthanasia

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Recent Examples of euthanasias The city says the majority of the shelter’s euthanasias affect animals who are suffering, newborns who are failing to thrive and dogs that pose a safety risk. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026

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Disturbing jailhouse conversations don’t connect mother to murders Allegations of drug abuse and child neglect against Marcee Gray were already well established by the time her son Colt entered guilty pleas on 55 counts.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Bryan Kohberger took the motive for the Idaho murders to his prison cell.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of murders

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The killings mark the fourth and fifth homicides of the year in New Haven.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
That was preceded by work in Chicago investigating white-collar misconduct for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and an earlier job investigating police misconduct and homicides in that city.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of homicides

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After a modern-era record 19 executions in 2025, Florida has conducted 12 executions this year.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Likewise, on Tuesday, a group of 150 civic and political activists published a statement calling on the regime to free political prisoners and stop the executions.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of executions

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The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

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