EUTHANIZED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

euthanized

verb

variants also euthanatized

past tense of euthanize

as in assassinated

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Its tree- and mausoleum-lined avenues are home to over 25,000 burial sites, including Felipe Carrillo Puerto (a progressive champion of human rights who was assassinated in 1924).

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
The United States and Israel assassinated Iran’s leadership, including the supreme leader and much of his family, yet the regime remains intact.

— S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

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No one has been executed in the state since 2006 and California has the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
In July, Florida executed two prisoners on the same day, the first double execution by a single state in nearly a decade.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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He was martyred in the 3rd century and is venerated as one of the 14 Holy Helpers and as a patron saint of France.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The three Christian leaders—historical enemies—unite in that moment, are expelled, martyred, and resurrected.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026

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In one of the many scary dream sequences David Naughton has while becoming a werewolf, his Jewish family back home is slaughtered by Nazi monsters.

— Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
By chance, King was served a video of an auction in Bowie, Texas, where donkeys were being sold to be slaughtered for their hide, which is used to make a popular Chinese medicine called ejiao.

— Brayden Garcia October 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

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Critiques of power To put it bluntly, many Black South Africans are not picking up what the DA is putting down.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026
Viewers get a mix of psychological, emotional and intellectual rewards from true crime, which is part of why the genre is so hard to put down.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

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