as in slaughter
the killing of a large number of people
the infamous massacre of more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota
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as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale
the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another
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Recent Examples of massacre
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 May 2025
In the wake of the massacre, the ADL has noted an uptick in antisemitic incidents and sentiments around the world.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Amato massacred his family after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his family to fund an online relationship with a Bulgarian cam model, according to court records.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
As chronicled in Episode 8, a calculated massacre of hundreds of locals has taken place, to distract from — and ultimately justify — the Empire’s aggressive and eventually calamitous extraction of valuable calcite from Ghorman.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 May 2025
In the wake of the massacre, the ADL has noted an uptick in antisemitic incidents and sentiments around the world.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Verb
Pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring, Steven Parent, Abigail Folger and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were massacred by the family in a string of killings.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Amato massacred his family after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his family to fund an online relationship with a Bulgarian cam model, according to court records.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massacre
slaughter
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Because the world keeps beginning and ending the same way, with the slaughter of the innocent, with the massacre of the blameless, and there’s not a thing anyone can do.—
Li-Young Lee,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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Even after the slaughter of the animal, there’s no restitution for its owner or the audience.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Massacre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massacre. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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