EUTHANIZING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

euthanizing

verb

variants also euthanatizing

present participle of euthanize

as in assassinating

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Utah prosecutors are turning up the heat on Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, arguing that the evidence against him easily meets the standard required to send the case to trial.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Ferrell instead starred as the villainous mogul Jacobim Mugatu, who attempts to brainwash Derek into assassinating the prime minister of Malaysia.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

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Some nonprofits become exceptionally good at executing tasks.

— Sonya Thompson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The policy requires officers to activate cameras during routine enforcement activities, including while making arrests, executing search warrants and responding to emergencies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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The high court’s 6-3 conservative-majority ruling curtailed lower courts’ ability to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from terminating TPS designations.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
Kavanagh alleged that Sky retaliated by terminating her contract and marching her out of the building.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

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But when his ice cream-eating schoolmates begin slaughtering their parents overnight, seemingly fueled by the wafting sound of the truck jingle and old-timey black-and-white animations invading their phones, Jared seems like the lucky one.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Disease had significantly weakened Tenochtitlán’s ability to withstand Cortés’s siege, and the Europeans eventually wore the Aztec warriors down and broke through the city’s defenses, slaughtering the Aztecs and destroying the city.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026

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After the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Murdaugh’s conviction for murdering his wife and son earlier this year -- citing jury tampering by the court clerk in the case -- Judge Debra McCaslin scheduled his retrial for April 5, 2027.

— Janice McDonald, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
He is separately charged in New York state court with murdering Thompson and other counts.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

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