as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter
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as in to massacre
to kill on a large scale
modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day
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Recent Examples of slaughter
Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 7 June 2025
What if the majority of Americans support Israel’s right to defend itself, but are appalled by our involvement in Netanyahu’s slaughter of the Palestinians?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The Handmaid's Tale's final season saw a revolution come to Gilead, with the abused women of this dystopia rising up to slaughter the patriarchal class and take back the U.S.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 May 2025
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Noun
Families gather around piles of bread baked on the saj and morsels of liver fresh from the slaughter.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 7 June 2025
What if the majority of Americans support Israel’s right to defend itself, but are appalled by our involvement in Netanyahu’s slaughter of the Palestinians?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Verb
They are predominantly slaughtered by electrocution, which can take up to five minutes to die.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The Handmaid's Tale's final season saw a revolution come to Gilead, with the abused women of this dystopia rising up to slaughter the patriarchal class and take back the U.S.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughter
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Macron's move brings to a head months of increasing French criticism of Israel's conduct in its war against Hamas—the Islamist militant group that rules Gaza—that was sparked by the October 7, 2023, massacre of civilians in Israel.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Kent State is an empathetic, politically dispassionate look at that massacre in the spring of 1970.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2025
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At the second meeting, which occurred after Kaye and DeLuca were murdered, officers promised to increase patrolling in Encino-area neighborhoods. July 10, 4:10pm: A neighbor of Kaye and DeLuca called 911 after seeing someone climb the fence to gain access to the couple's property.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
26 July 2025
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Sade Robinson was reported missing before she was found murdered.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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“Slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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