euthanized

variants also euthanatized
Definition of euthanizednext
past tense of euthanize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanized
Verb
  • The All American Halftime Show was heavy on guitars, Americana, and Christian praise, and was bracketed by tributes to Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was assassinated in September.
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in September while speaking at a Utah university, established Turning Point USA in 2012 to encourage young people to engage in free speech and advocate for conservative policies.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In one of the most chilling images of the massacre, dozens of corpses executed by the police were lined up on the ground in a public square.
    Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Citizens executed in the street for exercising their right to free speech?
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Charlie Kirk invited me to speak at Amfest a few weeks ago before he was martyred.
    Mandy Taheri Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • His desperate, lacerating Teddy is a character who has ruined his own life, who has martyred himself out of his devotion to The Truth.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Thousands of English troops were being slaughtered in the trench warfare against Germany.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The city of Atlanta has terminated its contract with the former municipal clerk hired in 2023 to help with the name verification process for the public safety training center referendum — an effort that never began, but paid former clerk Foris Webb III $910,000 anyway.
    Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Several community and activist groups have called for Newton be terminated.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Pannakara's peace talks, given at stops along the way, have urged listeners to put down their phones and find peace within themselves.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Pannakara’s peace talks, given at stops along the way, have urged listeners to put down their phones and find peace within themselves.
    Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Euthanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanized. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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