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noun

ˈma-si-kər

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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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verb

as in to slaughter

to kill on a large scale the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another

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Regions like Tigray, Amhara, and Oromia remain ravaged by active warfare, massacres, and mass displacement. —

Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026 The Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst racially motivated mass murders in American history, began May 31, 1921. —

Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 May 2026

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Set in the tumultuous 1880s American frontier, the series follows seven gifted but flawed mercenaries hired to protect a peaceful Quaker village after it is massacred by mercenaries working for a ruthless land baron trying to seize their land. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2026 Many present at the Hilton last night thought something ought to be done, but only one thought that the reasonable reaction was to massacre the designers of these policies and those dining near them. —

Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for massacre

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My mustang was rescued a night before slaughter through Skydog Sanctuary.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
But this would require a more discriminating choice of clients, to avoid aiding wars like Saudi Arabia’s brutal campaign in Yemen or Israel’s mass slaughter in Gaza.

— William Hartung, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026