slaughterhouse
noun
slaugh·ter·house
ˈslȯ-tər-ˌhau̇s 
: an establishment where animals are butchered
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Doubling down, the singer-songwriter posted a series of graphic clips from slaughterhouses on Instagram Stories that were marked as containing sensitive content.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
The trail, which derives its name from the slaughterhouses that first existed in the 1600s, also served as the backdrop for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's 1982 movie, Laberinto de Pasiones.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The plot’s framework mirrors Orwell’s with animals revolting against a farmer’s working conditions (sending them off to a slaughterhouse being the biggie).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Given a meat ban, Galician immigrant José and daughter Rosita set up a clandestine slaughterhouse.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
The trail, which derives its name from the slaughterhouses that first existed in the 1600s, also served as the backdrop for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's 1982 movie, Laberinto de Pasiones.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The plot’s framework mirrors Orwell’s with animals revolting against a farmer’s working conditions (sending them off to a slaughterhouse being the biggie).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Given a meat ban, Galician immigrant José and daughter Rosita set up a clandestine slaughterhouse.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Slaughterhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slaughterhouse. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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slaughterhouse
noun
slaugh·ter·house
ˈslȯt-ər-ˌhau̇s
: an establishment where animals are butchered
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