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also euthanatize
as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
Hunting is a vital part of our wildlife management, our economy and our Western culture as is Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s ability to euthanize animals who pose a threat to humans.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
People who cannot afford the cost or lack the time to provide their dogs with the veterinary care required may choose to euthanize, give their dogs to someone else – known as rehoming – or surrender them to shelters.
—David L. Weimer, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
The shelter’s decision to euthanize some animals has also faced heavy scrutiny.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Mears revealed to The Mirror that she's decided to euthanize Dennis following the attack to ensure the safety of her son.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
People who cannot afford the cost or lack the time to provide their dogs with the veterinary care required may choose to euthanize, give their dogs to someone else – known as rehoming – or surrender them to shelters.
—David L. Weimer, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
The shelter’s decision to euthanize some animals has also faced heavy scrutiny.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Mears revealed to The Mirror that she's decided to euthanize Dennis following the attack to ensure the safety of her son.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
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Just days after lawmakers finished business, House DFL leader and former speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated at their Brooklyn Park home.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, moments after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University, an eyewitness recorded and posted a TikTok video that went instantly viral.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Talik Rashaun Garcia, 36, was arrested following a search warrant at an apartment on Peterborough Street, executed by officers from the Boston Police and Mass State Police, BPD said in a statement.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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He was executed by the Brigades on May 9, and his body was discovered in the trunk of a car in Rome.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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Then, in December 2023, Tommy Lee Jones filed a petition for the convervatorship to be terminated, which was granted, court records show.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The administration had proposed cutting the NIH budget by 40% and thousands of NIH grants have been terminated in just the year and a half Trump has been in office.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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In Jonathan Miles’s novella, a man is tasked with saving an island sanctuary by slaughtering thousands of goats.—
Ron Charles,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Yet lawyers for the parents suing point to internal documents at the companies stressing the goal of making social media apps difficult to put down through features like infinite scroll, auto-play, likes, beauty filters and push notifications.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2026
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His die-hard Red Shirt supporters took to the streets of Bangkok in 2010 in protests that were violently put down.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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