euthanized

variants also euthanatized
Definition of euthanizednext
past tense of euthanize
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Verb
  • Later that evening, Lennon was assassinated outside of his apartment building, rendering the interview his final words spoken on the record.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
  • After Israel assassinated Hamas’ other leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, his brother Mohammed Sinwar, and Mohammed Deif, al-Haddad was considered to be one of the militant group’s top decision makers.
    Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • In June, investigators executed a search warrant at the girlfriend’s residence, where authorities allegedly discovered a 32-gallon trash can that later tested positive for Alexis’ blood, WISC reported.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
  • The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that search warrants were executed in relation to VC Defensa but did not answer questions about the nature of the investigation.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • She was martyred and mortified and endured and rose again in the eyes of the people.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • So did the entire first generation of Christians, many of whom were martyred.
    Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year, a few pigs would be slaughtered and the pork rationed out.
    Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Pigs were illegally slaughtered there.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Graduate students are being lost, postdocs are not being hired, high-quality research is being terminated.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Spears had an infamously contentious relationship with the press, and paparazzi in particular, in the 2000s, prior to her 13-year conservatorship, which was ultimately terminated in late 2021.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • In the coming weeks, the land will be graded, gravel will be put down and plumbing will be connected to supply the water.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
  • Its clerical rulers, who put down a mass uprising at the start of the year, have faced no sign of organized opposition since the war began.
    Reuters, NBC news, 20 May 2026
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“Euthanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanized. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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