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
Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The most heartbreaking thread is the story of a young boy who loses his family in the massacre.
—Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
Two years earlier, in June 2015, the Nusra Front massacred at least 20 people in a Druze village in Idlib province in northwestern Syria.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
After Tuesday’s massacre, New Delhi swiftly pointed the finger at Pakistan, downgrading ties and suspending its participation in a crucial water-sharing treaty.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The most heartbreaking thread is the story of a young boy who loses his family in the massacre.
—Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Just days prior, Julani’s forces massacred between 800 and 2,000 Alawite and Christian civilians during a brutal crackdown on anti-government partisans along the coast.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
Two years earlier, in June 2015, the Nusra Front massacred at least 20 people in a Druze village in Idlib province in northwestern Syria.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
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At my university, University of Southern California, a multi-ethnic ecumenical cohort held candlelight vigils, teach-ins, and rallies demanding an end to the slaughter.—
Sandy Tolan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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Before that, mass demon slaughter in Path of Exile 2. Blue Prince?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Massacre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massacre. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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