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as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
Due to the severity of the damage and the poor prognosis for recovery, the team made the decision to humanely euthanize her.
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The decision to euthanize Pickles, announced by Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in a Facebook post on Friday, came in the wake of a sudden health problem.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
While Miami-Dade used to euthanize stray cats, the policy changed in 2012 amid pressure to dramatically boost the survival rate at the shelter.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Last year, that pack made headlines for an unprecedented number of livestock attacks — leading state wildlife officials to euthanize several members.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The decision to euthanize Pickles, announced by Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in a Facebook post on Friday, came in the wake of a sudden health problem.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
While Miami-Dade used to euthanize stray cats, the policy changed in 2012 amid pressure to dramatically boost the survival rate at the shelter.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Last year, that pack made headlines for an unprecedented number of livestock attacks — leading state wildlife officials to euthanize several members.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
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And Israel had been conducting a campaign to assassinate Iranian scientists, which made the prospect of lethal reprisal highly plausible.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Tyler, Andrea’s making the point that on the surface there are talks happening but there are no real direct negotiations at those highest levels, in part because so many people have been assassinated.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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This year, Florida has already executed four people and has three other cases with death warrants signed.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Billy Leon Kearse, 53, was executed on March 17 for the death of Fort Pierce police officer Danny Parrish during a 1991 traffic stop.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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The board terminated him, and now, for this latest incident to happen, the school board is sending another clear message.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the event this Promotion is cancelled or terminated, pursuant to subparagraph (iii) or (iv), Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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But news of Anthropic testing its most powerful AI model yet slaughtered enterprise software stocks Friday.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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The elders will die, abandoned by their children, and their reindeer will be slaughtered or absorbed into bigger industrial-sized herds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The big push was to put down flags and footprints, not build a base.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Larry Page has been assembling a huge spread in Coconut Grove, while Sergey Brin has put down roots on Allison Island.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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