as in massacres
the killing of a large number of people
butchery on a scale that horrified the civilized world
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Noun
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But then the day that this film got to the peak of its accolades and recognition in the world was exactly the peak of the massacres happening in Iran.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026 -
The massacres perpetrated by the Islamic regime disqualify it and require that the voice be given back to the people.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Butcheries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butcheries. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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