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
Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Criticism over big business moves In the decades that followed, Ramaphosa went from a union leader to a corporate board member implicated in stoking the slaughter of striking workers.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 May 2025
In this case, though, the harms are all too painfully clear: people slaughtered by a white supremacist who specifically targeted a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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Noun
At the moment, most American beef cannot be exported to Britain, in part because of the widespread practice of hormone treatment but also because of other regulations, including those covering the method of slaughter.
—Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Criticism over big business moves In the decades that followed, Ramaphosa went from a union leader to a corporate board member implicated in stoking the slaughter of striking workers.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Verb
As such, Tiffany deserves to be prom queen, which is why the couple sought to slaughter their daughter's competition.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 May 2025
In this case, though, the harms are all too painfully clear: people slaughtered by a white supremacist who specifically targeted a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughter
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Nearly 600 days after he was abducted by Hamas during the October 7 massacre, Edan Alexander returned home to New Jersey on Thursday to a deeply emotional homecoming.—
Efrat Lachter , Nate Foy , Julia Johnson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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The church's pastor, Clementa Pinckney, was one of the people killed in the massacre.—
Mark Strassmann,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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Richard Veasey, The Future Lasts Forever: A Memoir The French political theorist Althusser famously murdered his wife and, deemed mentally unfit, avoided a trial and was assigned a guardian.—
Diana Arterian
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Gi-hun’s Kill Count Plenty of players are content to dispense with societal decorum and start fully murdering each other in the Games — but not Gi-hun.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
18 June 2025
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“Slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughter. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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