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also euthanatize
as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
The decision to euthanize the animal came after the San Francisco Department of Public Health was informed that the cat ate the affected product and contracted the virus, the agency reported.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Your choices when trapping a live raccoon, according to ODNR, are to release it back onto your property, which likely won't solve the nuisance issue, or humanely euthanize it.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
Over the last few weeks, changes in behavior prompted a medical examination, and the subsequent decision to euthanize him.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Sohl had the zoo euthanize Chicago 57 and was present for the procedure.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Your choices when trapping a live raccoon, according to ODNR, are to release it back onto your property, which likely won't solve the nuisance issue, or humanely euthanize it.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
Over the last few weeks, changes in behavior prompted a medical examination, and the subsequent decision to euthanize him.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Sohl had the zoo euthanize Chicago 57 and was present for the procedure.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
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Abe – widely seen as Japan’s last stable leader, having ruled for nearly nine years – was assassinated in 2022.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The California resident who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in 2022 was sentenced Friday to just over eight years in prison, far below the three-decade term sought by federal prosecutors.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fans have become frustrated watching the Philadelphia Eagles execute the play time and time again.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The area has seen heavy rains at least 20 times since the VRA was executed last year, according to an ABC News analysis of National Weather Service data.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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In November, Austin was alerted her employment would be terminated.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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That was why two other respected federal prosecutors in the Miami office were abruptly terminated this year.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Overcome with fury, the King announces his plan to slaughter anyone who was complicit, including his own grandmother.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, producers slaughtered more beef cows than ever before in the USDA recordkeeping.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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Max Verstappen set the early time to beat on hard tyres before Hamilton briefly went quickest as the track started to evolve and rubber started getting put down by the cars.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The seemingly unstoppable rise of South Indian movie-making was put down to Indian cinema-goers’ desire for mass-market features that reflect the entire country.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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