EUTHANIZES Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

euthanizes

verb

variants also euthanatizes

present tense third-person singular of euthanize

as in assassinates

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That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.

— Jill Lawrence, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.

— Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of assassinates

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Chuck Sargent Houston USC executes yet another belly flop against a top opponent, and Gary Patterson’s vaunted defense is giving up more than 35 points per game in the Big Ten.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Before an agent executes anything on its own, procurement and finance teams need to draw some clear lines.

— Shaz Khan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of executes

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As for the other Bridgertons, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) is mourning the loss of her husband John (Victor Alli), Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is still avoiding men and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) puts down her Lady Whistledown pen for good.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Let’s say the buyer puts down 25% or $213,750, giving him/her a mortgage balance of $641,250.

— Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of puts down

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The order will be effective for seven days unless the mayor terminates it earlier.

— Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2026
With the Bridge program scheduled to expire at the end of 2027, a question looms regarding what will happen when the initiative terminates.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of terminates

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Notably, this happens after Odysseus slaughters Penelope’s suitors and tells Telemachus to kill the female slaves who have slept with them.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 July 2026
When a wandering wolf threatens his fragile peace and slaughters his flock, Gaspard, blinded by rage, embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance — one that will lead him to the farthest reaches of his sorrow and guilt.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 22 June 2026

Definition of slaughters

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And that’s a lot of energy to shed as a vehicle comes blaring back into Earth’s thick atmosphere, a process that typically annihilates objects returning from space unless they are precisely designed to survive the trip.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Matter is so dominant in our universe that any antimatter typically encounters matter quickly and annihilates.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026

Definition of annihilates

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