euthanize
verb
eu·tha·nize
ˈyü-thə-ˌnīz 
variants
or less commonly euthanatize
euthanized also euthanatized; euthanizing also euthanatizing
: to subject to euthanasia
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More than 100,000 ducks at one New York farm are being euthanized due to an outbreak of the avian flu.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Polk County, home to the Kitty Cat Lounge, has in recent years euthanized more cats than any other Florida county, according to data from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Four horses and one bull had to be euthanized because of the neglect, the sheriff's office said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
To mitigate this risk, the zoo’s management made a heart-wrenching decision—all venomous snakes, including the record-breaking king cobra, were euthanized.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Polk County, home to the Kitty Cat Lounge, has in recent years euthanized more cats than any other Florida county, according to data from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Four horses and one bull had to be euthanized because of the neglect, the sheriff's office said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
To mitigate this risk, the zoo’s management made a heart-wrenching decision—all venomous snakes, including the record-breaking king cobra, were euthanized.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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