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also euthanatize
as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
In 2024, approximately 7 million animals entered U.S. shelters and rescues, according to Shelter Animals Count, and in the same time the number of dogs euthanized in shelters increased from 7 percent to 9 percent.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Sindi, a 41-year-old southern white rhinoceros, was euthanized at the Louisville Zoo after experiencing a decline in health.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Gilbert was seriously wounded in the attack and had to be euthanized.
—Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
Gilbert was euthanized after getting shot during the attack, family friend and the wife of Minnesota State Rep. Josiah Hill, Emily Hill, told PEOPLE.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 June 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Sindi, a 41-year-old southern white rhinoceros, was euthanized at the Louisville Zoo after experiencing a decline in health.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Gilbert was seriously wounded in the attack and had to be euthanized.
—Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
Gilbert was euthanized after getting shot during the attack, family friend and the wife of Minnesota State Rep. Josiah Hill, Emily Hill, told PEOPLE.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
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Israel has also assassinated much of the terror organization’s top leadership.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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Mark Pellington directs the conspiracy thriller about a troubled veteran (Gladstone) struggling with addiction who is recruited by a contractor (Cranston) for a covert government plot to assassinate a high-level politician.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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The procedural process on the Senate floor is also complicated with limited time to execute.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Now, Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon, are free to execute the layoffs and break up the department’s work among other federal agencies.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Already, some aldermen are bristling at Johnson’s efforts to even maintain the relatively modest 1% grocery tax that the governor terminated in his 2025 budget.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Proctor was fired in March when Noble accepted the MSP Trial Board’s recommendation to terminate Proctor for failing to uphold agency standards.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Naming an animal and later slaughtering it necessitates learning how to grieve.—
Bennet Goldstein,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
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There was a time — well before the Hamas Oct. 7 terror attack slaughtered 1,200 Israelis — that many in Israel supported the idea of an independent Palestinian state in exchange for lasting peace.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 July 2025
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Unplug Illinois is a campaign created by the Illinois Park and Recreation Association to encourage people to put down their electronic devices and instead play, explore creative fun and enjoy friends, according to city website information.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Many put down roots while others moved on, restless to find even more land, fewer people, more freedom, and better soil.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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