euthanized

variants also euthanatized
Definition of euthanizednext
past tense of euthanize
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Verb
  • Later that evening, Lennon was assassinated outside of his apartment building, rendering the interview his final words spoken on the record.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
  • After Israel assassinated Hamas’ other leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, his brother Mohammed Sinwar, and Mohammed Deif, al-Haddad was considered to be one of the militant group’s top decision makers.
    Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • That contradiction — an audacious creative vision executed on a shoestring — sits at the heart of what has made Oldenburg one of Europe’s most beloved indie showcases.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
  • On March 12, 2025, a search warrant was executed at Sohaib’s home in Alexandria.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • She was martyred and mortified and endured and rose again in the eyes of the people.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • So did the entire first generation of Christians, many of whom were martyred.
    Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year, a few pigs would be slaughtered and the pork rationed out.
    Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Pigs were illegally slaughtered there.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Graduate students are being lost, postdocs are not being hired, high-quality research is being terminated.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Spears had an infamously contentious relationship with the press, and paparazzi in particular, in the 2000s, prior to her 13-year conservatorship, which was ultimately terminated in late 2021.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Photographers put down their cameras.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Those who put down a deposit for the $500 device will be charged the rest once the phone ships.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 May 2026
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“Euthanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanized. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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