EUTHANIZE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

euthanize

verb

variants also euthanatize

Definition of euthanize

as in to assassinate

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Recent Examples of euthanize The zoo stated the decision was made to euthanize Willow after consulting with he Association of Zoos and Aquariums and performing a quality of life assessment. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026 The bear was euthanized by a bystander at the scene before authorities arrived, according to the news outlets. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for euthanize

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The congregation was the organizing place for the sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to town in March 1968, weeks before he was assassinated there.

— Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Kennedy, who was born after her father was assassinated, credits not only him but her whole family with inspiring her.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassinate

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Bobby’s color palette is bizarre, and her idea of a sash that transforms into a shawl scarf is really cool but executed poorly.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Adding a dose of Rosenwald’s no-nonsense business acumen to our current efforts to execute good works would really help.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of execute

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Paul Pogba has left Monaco after the Ligue 1 side announced a mutual agreement to terminate the midfielder’s contract.

— Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Until those sanctions were terminated, the US agreed to issue waivers for the export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products and derivatives.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of terminate

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His restaurant, Danny’s Burger Shack, serves beef slaughtered in Kansas, southern Nebraska and Missouri, supplied through the Braveheart Black Angus Beef program.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
Translation - go straight for 2 miles on the general who slaughtered hundreds of Black soldiers who were trying to surrender.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of slaughter

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