euthanize

verb

variants also euthanatize
Definition of euthanizenext
as in to assassinate

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Recent Examples of euthanize The bear was euthanized by a bystander at the scene before authorities arrived, according to the news outlets. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 As a pet owner, making the call to euthanize a pet can be one of the most painful parts of the process, so having that limit in place takes the guesswork out of it. — Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 28 May 2026 There are whale experts who can euthanize a humpback whale, for example, by inserting a needle the size of a human arm into its heart. — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026 When the town select board made the decision to euthanize, Millis Animal Control Officer Erin Mallette told them her recommendation was for a statute of six corrective measures such as a muzzle and restraints. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for euthanize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
  1. assassinate
  2. execute
  3. terminate
  4. slaughter
  5. put down
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  • Utah prosecutors are turning up the heat on Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, arguing that the evidence against him easily meets the standard required to send the case to trial.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • In the days after the Zacatecas slayings, a mayor was assassinated in his office in the central state of Morelos and a journalist was shot dead in Oaxaca, in the south.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
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  • Occhicone and Duckett were put to death by lethal injection at Florida State Prison, bringing the number of inmates executed this year to 12.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search at Dane Fine Art, a gallery based in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
    — Harrison Jacobs for ARTNews, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
Definition of execute
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  • The Army suspended the airmen and launched a formal safety investigation—but the Pentagon overrode Army leadership, immediately lifting the suspension and terminating the safety review.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Danielle’s contract with ADOR was terminated in December last year, following the Seoul Central District Court’s October ruling that the members’ exclusive contracts with ADOR remained valid.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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  • Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Local residents take up arms to slaughter homeless people in the street.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of slaughter
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  • Following her divorce, Frankie decides to put down roots in a glamorous London neighborhood, just her and her cat Blue.
    — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Born between 1981 and 1996, millennials may be a generation strongly associated with a love of travel, but many of them are now looking to put down roots.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Definition of put down

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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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