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also euthanatize
as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
Egg prices are expected to continue rising due to a bird flu outbreak, which Biden's Department of Agriculture tried controlling early on by euthanizing infected chickens.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected
There has been a history of intermittent bird flu outbreaks in Massachusetts since early 2022, officials said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Ling-Ling died suddenly in 1992, while Hsing-Hsing was euthanized after suffering from kidney disease in 1999.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
According to animal advocacy group Shelter Animals Count, in 2023 more than 359,000 dogs and 330,000 cats were euthanized.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected
There has been a history of intermittent bird flu outbreaks in Massachusetts since early 2022, officials said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Ling-Ling died suddenly in 1992, while Hsing-Hsing was euthanized after suffering from kidney disease in 1999.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
According to animal advocacy group Shelter Animals Count, in 2023 more than 359,000 dogs and 330,000 cats were euthanized.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euthanize
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Indeed, in Jordan, Palestinians assassinated a king and attempted to overthrow the government.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Mujibur Rahman and most of his family were assassinated at the house in 1975.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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State police also executed a search warrant for Ivers’ medical records and blood samples.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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The group presented a paper as well as a comprehensive video, showing the robot executing six tasks in 'Expressive' and 'Functional' modes side by side for comparison.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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Unlike workers at many other federal agencies this week, probationary employees at NASA were not terminated on Tuesday.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
19 Feb. 2025
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All have now been terminated and are left wondering what impact their firing will have on their life ahead.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Live bird markets carry poultry that is slaughtered on-site.—
Carma Hassan,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Herod the King, hearing the rumors of the birth of a new rival king, orders his army to slaughter every infant in Bethlehem under 2 years of age.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Since kids learn by example, Winston notes that telling kids to put down their phones is futile if parents don’t do the same.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2025
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Despite the ability of Atatürk’s government to put down the rebellion, the Turkish state grew to fear Kurdish uprisings, leading to policies that included the criminalization of identifying as Kurdish.—
Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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