mercy killing

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Recent Examples of mercy killing Kelson teaches Spike how to grow beyond his parents, giving Isla a mercy killing and allowing Spike to place her skull on the top of the structure. Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 While this was a funeral rite for some in the Roman period, the researchers think the man was decapitated as a mercy killing after the lion bite. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025 If the mercy killing wasn’t a big enough of a twist, the introduction of three outsiders who stumble upon the girls’ cannibalistic feast will do it. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025 Consider this review a mercy killing. The New York Times, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 More secrets emerge, Chappelle says there’s no time to explain, even mercy killing the dog. Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2025 DJ Anne Harris is largely focused on mercy killing her relationship with Siobhan for Siobhan’s own good. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 May 2021 The doctor carried out the mercy killing with her family’s consent and support. Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019 The woman later gave mixed signals about her desire to die, but the doctor, in close consultation with the woman’s family, decided to go ahead with the mercy killing. Mike Corder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercy killing
Noun
  • Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, and Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, are charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection to the incident.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2025
  • Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives, who took over the case from Florida City police, booked Fisher into Metro West Detention Center on a second-degree murder charge.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Anyone with information can contact state police’s homicide unit at 443-233-0989.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2025
  • After news of the homicides spread nationally, Johnson and Alandt left town to ensure their own safety.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The massacre of the people of Gaza continues unabated.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • As early as the 1970s, Jordan’s crushing of Palestinian guerrillas prompted the emergence of the Black September organization and the Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes.
    HUSSEIN AGHA, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • In other countries, assisted suicide is a much more common cause of death.
    Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Other countries that have legalized assisted suicide include Australia, Belgium, Canada and parts of the United States, with regulations on who is eligible varying by jurisdiction.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025

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“Mercy killing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercy%20killing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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