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slaughter

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verb

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Recent Examples of slaughter
Noun
Some will welcome it; there is certainly an argument that the attempts to imitate Guardiola’s style, playing from the back against high-class opponents with a plan to press them into mistakes, led to some coaches leading their teams like lambs to the slaughter. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 In 1975, grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act, which ended their indiscriminate slaughter, and bear numbers slowly rebounded. Molly Absolon, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
Overcome with fury, the King announces his plan to slaughter anyone who was complicit, including his own grandmother. Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025 In 2022, producers slaughtered more beef cows than ever before in the USDA recordkeeping. Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slaughter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughter
Noun
  • After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • During this second season, which ended up being the final one, a lot of people felt the massacre in Ghorman resonated with the real world, specifically Gaza.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to a news release from the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference, Tipton had a disagreement with Fuller the night before she was murdered.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Whitaker was murdered in her home in 2014.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughter. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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