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also euthanatize
as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
Thirty beluga whales are still alive days after a Canadian marine park threatened to euthanize them if the government did not provide immediate emergency funding, according to local reports.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The group wants to safely move them into caring homes instead of a shelter that may have to euthanize them.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
But sadly, that isn’t always the case, and one of the most difficult aspects of her work is having to euthanize pets.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
While Miami-Dade used to euthanize dogs and cats to make room for new stray animals, that practice ended more than a decade ago.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The group wants to safely move them into caring homes instead of a shelter that may have to euthanize them.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
But sadly, that isn’t always the case, and one of the most difficult aspects of her work is having to euthanize pets.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
While Miami-Dade used to euthanize dogs and cats to make room for new stray animals, that practice ended more than a decade ago.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
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An elite Iranian military unit plotted to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, according to a US official familiar with the matter.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The film, which won the top documentary prize at the Seattle International Film Festival, takes a fascinating look at Sara Jane Moore, the suburban housewife who bizarrely tried to assassinate President Ford in San Francisco in September 1975.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani will face high expectations and even higher barriers to executing an agenda that includes enormous bureaucratic, political, and logistic hurdles.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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To the credit of general manager Joe Hortiz and coach Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers identified a piece and executed a deal ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline despite limiting factors.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was terminated from the University of Michigan in October and lost his visa status.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to Philadelphia magazine, the dismissal took place via an email in which she was informed that she was being terminated for cause.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Nov. 2025
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Apart from Ciri, who assumed the fake name Falka and spent the season with the group, the Rats are extremely dead — not just slaughtered by Leo Bonhart but decapitated with each of their heads sawed off and dumped into a barrel for preservation.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Despite the fact ostrich feathers can be harvested without slaughtering, Collective Fashion Justice published research in 2023 that found all ostrich feather production systems ultimately kill the bird.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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From Athens to Tuscaloosa, from Oxford to Starkville, Mississippi, alums are putting down roots in their college towns long after graduation.—
Christina Daves,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Brutally put down by Maduro’s thuggish regime, that protest movement gave way to a mass exodus.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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