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also euthanatize
as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
As a pet owner, making the call to euthanize a pet can be one of the most painful parts of the process, so having that limit in place takes the guesswork out of it.
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Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
There are whale experts who can euthanize a humpback whale, for example, by inserting a needle the size of a human arm into its heart.
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Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
When the town select board made the decision to euthanize, Millis Animal Control Officer Erin Mallette told them her recommendation was for a statute of six corrective measures such as a muzzle and restraints.
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Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Conservation teams then move in to remove and euthanize the python.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
There are whale experts who can euthanize a humpback whale, for example, by inserting a needle the size of a human arm into its heart.
—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
When the town select board made the decision to euthanize, Millis Animal Control Officer Erin Mallette told them her recommendation was for a statute of six corrective measures such as a muzzle and restraints.
—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Conservation teams then move in to remove and euthanize the python.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
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Martin Sheen is the Army captain tasked with going on a secret mission to Cambodia to assassinate a special forces officer (Marlon Brando) who's gone rogue and might actually be nuts.
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Louis Farrakhan, who is now 93, stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Colombia’s goal wasn’t perfectly executed but was delivered with emphasis.
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On Wednesday, July 1, investigators executed a search warrant at the pair's residence on the 2400 block of Ruth Fitzgerald Drive in Plainfield, where both suspects were taken into custody.
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Ground units responded, and when one driver failed to yield, officers briefly pursued the vehicle before terminating the chase because of safety concerns.
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Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel or terminate the Giveaway for any reason at any time.
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Chicken looks cheaper Ranchers have sent cattle to be slaughtered, rather than keeping them to reproduce, because of the severe weather and high prices.
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Some 2 million people, nearly a quarter of the population, were slaughtered or starved to death.
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Years of crippling sanctions have paralysed the economy as accelerating bouts of mass nationwide protests have been put down by security forces with increasing force — culminating in the killing of thousands of demonstrators in January.
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As word of the violence at the Record spread, Black workers around the city put down their tools and ran home, many of them to the Brooklyn neighborhood.
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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