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as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
In those cases, when their behavior is no longer safe, the animals have to be euthanized.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
As of Monday, 281 cats and dogs had been euthanized in 2025.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
Deputies got involved after learning one of the cats died in Smith’s care and the other had to be euthanized because of its poor health.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia is even banned under Louisiana’s state laws for euthanizing pets due to the distress animals experience before their death, according to The Guardian.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
As of Monday, 281 cats and dogs had been euthanized in 2025.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
Deputies got involved after learning one of the cats died in Smith’s care and the other had to be euthanized because of its poor health.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia is even banned under Louisiana’s state laws for euthanizing pets due to the distress animals experience before their death, according to The Guardian.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
Verb
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The expiration date marks the day the Prime Minister of Granada, Maurice Bishop, was assassinated by a firing squad, which was followed by a U.S. military invasion.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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One 1964 document showed that two intelligence assets discussed potentially assassinating Castro under the administration of President Lyndon Johnson.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Michael Tanzi, 48, is scheduled to be executed April 8 at Florida State Prison for his conviction in the kidnapping and murder of a woman in Miami in 2000.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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His lawyers claimed that executing him would violate the Eighth Amendment, which protects against forms of cruel and unusual punishment.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The comptroller general planned to file criminal charges with the attorney general and brief the Panama Maritime Authority, which oversees the ports and has the power to terminate the contract.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuits allege that at least 24,000 probationary employees have been terminated since Trump took office, but the government has not confirmed that number.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Instead, hundreds of Russian commandos were slaughtered at Moshchun by a ragged mix of Ukrainian troops, policemen, national guardsmen and regular civilians, some of them armed with nothing more than hand grenades and hunting rifles.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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Birds are dying off — or they're slaughtered — by the thousands.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2025
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Teddy, who unfortunately had to be put down last week for a terminal illness, would accompany Mehlberg on her trips every day, while Dodge would come less often given his age.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
15 Mar. 2025
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The company, amid Wall Street concerns about cash flow this quarter, has been offering a variety of incentives to juice sales, including 0% financing deals (as long as buyers put down a large down payment).—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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