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also euthanatize
as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
After consulting with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Fisheries Service, Dolphins Plus decided the most humane course of action was to euthanize the whale.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
The park was forced to euthanize him, the handlers said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Their children, ages 11 and 16, were present and injured in the crash, and the family’s dog was also injured and had to be euthanized.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
The biosecurity requirement is an attempt to rein in the cost of compensating growers, who are required to euthanize their entire flock when bird flu is detected.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
The park was forced to euthanize him, the handlers said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Their children, ages 11 and 16, were present and injured in the crash, and the family’s dog was also injured and had to be euthanized.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
The biosecurity requirement is an attempt to rein in the cost of compensating growers, who are required to euthanize their entire flock when bird flu is detected.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
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Garfield was assassinated by a disgruntled and delusional office-seeker named Charles Guiteau.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The mountain’s name will revert to Mount McKinley, named for William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, who was assassinated on September 14, 1901.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside Online,
24 Jan. 2025
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The mission went forward, was executed flawlessly, and Walton was returned to safety.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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There was a tiny cell, its walls painted deep red and carved with graffiti, where prisoners who were to be executed were kept.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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President Trump’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is ordering every head of departments and agencies to terminate all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices and workers within 60 days.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
25 Jan. 2025
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Jacqueline Simon, the policy director for the American Federation of Government Employees, which has about 300,000 active members across dozens of agencies, said that attempts to terminate federal employees still in their probationary periods could have damaging effects on government services.—
Erica L. Green,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Due to the growing spread, infected birds have been selectively slaughtered across the U.S., sometimes even reaching millions at a single location.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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After decades of lycanthropy, Sir John is no longer a reluctant killer and has stopped chaining himself up during the full moon, now gleefully slaughtering innocents without a care in the world.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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West End, a residential area adjacent to the downtown core, is filled with historic homes that have endured among the area’s red-hot residential boom over the past decade or two and has become increasingly attractive to buyers looking to put down roots in a convenient, walkable location.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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United could put down Garnacho’s sale as pure profit due to Profit and Sustainability Rules, but this would prove the club isn’t serious about competing at the top of English soccer any time soon.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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