euthanizing

verb

variants also euthanatizing
present participle of euthanize
as in assassinating

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  1. assassinating
  2. executing
  3. terminating
  4. slaughtering
  5. putting down
  6. martyring
  7. murdering
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  • Washington hoped that assassinating Khamenei would prompt a mass antigovernment uprising.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will stand trial after a Utah judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors presented enough evidence to move forward on all seven charges against him.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Dakar winner Brock Heger quickly showed us all how to do it, perfectly executing the side-by-side equivalent of a skateboard tailslide along the wall’s highest point.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026
  • That didn’t stop the Commanders from being one of the worst teams in the league at executing through the first six weeks of the season.
    — Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • In terminating Marsh’s contract and suing her, ADOR alleged that her refusal to work—as well as unauthorized solo projects and photo shoots—broke the contract terms and cost the label some $22 million.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Pentagon did recently close its audit of foreign funding sources at Duke, clearing the school of suspicion despite it not terminating a foreign relationship.
    — Jane Winik Sartwell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
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  • Mom accused of slaughtering husband, toddler at Great Wolf Lodge could face death penalty.
    — , FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Jason, who supposedly witnessed his mother’s killing, took up the blade, slaughtering his way through several bloody sequels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of slaughtering
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  • Potential candidates began putting down markers swiftly this week.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of putting down
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  • Talking about potential attacks, martyring themselves for ISIS.
    — David J. Lopez, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of martyring
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  • Michael Gargiulo was convicted in August 2019 of murdering Ellerin, 22, and Maria Bruno, 32, and attempting to kill Michelle Murphy, then 26, in 2008.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Carprice Williams is accused of murdering 10-year-old Malayshia Alford and leaving her body in South Jersey.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of murdering
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