EUTHANIZED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

euthanized

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variants also euthanatized

past tense of euthanize

as in assassinated

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The 48-year-old daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte is accused of corruption, bribery, misappropriating millions in government funds and threatening to have the current president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, assassinated.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
Politician Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of assassinated former Burma Prime Minister Aung San, was placed under house arrest by Burma’s ruling junta.

— USA Today, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer convicted of the 1987 death of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, is to be executed at noon on that date.

— Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
The award is being executed in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and is intended to speed the transition of the company’s technology from development into operational use.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

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The Greeks waited inside, and when the Trojan horse was brought inside the city walls, Odysseus and the Greeks snuck out, opened the gates of the city to the waiting Greek army, and slaughtered the Trojans to win the war.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026
The one where a man, his mother, and his entire army are slaughtered by deceit?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Definition of slaughtered

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Other common concerns were peer review being deemphasized, the potential for awards to be terminated before research projects are completed, and restrictions on work related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026
After that, driving privileges are terminated and drivers risk detention and deportation.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of terminated

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While von Mandl helped put the Okanagan on the map, there’s enough potential there that O’Rourke may not be the last to put down roots.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Some of its greatest gifts arrive disguised as boredom — an afternoon with nothing scheduled, a bike pointed toward a friend’s house, a library book that unexpectedly becomes impossible to put down.

— Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026

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