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also euthanatize
as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
Dakota died in 2021 at the age of 14 after zoo veterinarians found a gastrointestinal issue and decided to euthanize him as well, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Amid protests, the shelter weighed whether or not to euthanize Sarge, an almost 2-year-old pit bull mix, or send him to another facility in recent days.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
René Brar, Canada, 2024 Three exhausted sisters attempt to euthanize their violently ill mother on a remote island.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Daugherty said staff members at the shelters do a thorough behavioral assessment on every animal before it is decided whether to euthanize them.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Amid protests, the shelter weighed whether or not to euthanize Sarge, an almost 2-year-old pit bull mix, or send him to another facility in recent days.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
René Brar, Canada, 2024 Three exhausted sisters attempt to euthanize their violently ill mother on a remote island.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Daugherty said staff members at the shelters do a thorough behavioral assessment on every animal before it is decided whether to euthanize them.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
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Routh has since pleaded not guilty to one count of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate and four firearm offenses.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Apr. 2025
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The health secretary — who was 14 years old when his father was assassinated — has shown an interest in the case for years, doubting the conclusion that Sirhan was responsible for his father's killing.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The torturous clobbering comes after Joel saves Abby from infected hordes and is coldly executed in front of his surrogate daughter, Ellie (Bella Ramsey).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Overall, Scotto is optimistic about WMB executing on its backlog of growth projects and bolstering its balance sheet.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2025
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At least 47 grants that NCI awarded were terminated in the first month.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Support for the World Food Program Continues, while Funds Benefiting Terrorist Groups Ends USAID has terminated less than 15% of WFP awards, maintaining over 100 active programs with WFP, a key partner.—
Ted Koppel,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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In 1977 the populations of two villages…were slaughtered by troops following a confrontation between soldiers and local people in which two soldiers had been killed.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Apr. 2025
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Even so, most of those cows are slaughtered outside of Texas: Nebraska slaughters more than 20% , along with South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Prospective ticket buyers can pay in full, split the cost with friends, or put down as little as 10 percent of the price.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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This felt like a Miami Heat season looking for a way to end, to be over, to be put out of its misery like a crippled racehorse humanely put down.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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