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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Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The massacre was the 44th school shooting in the US this year, according to a CNN analysis, and one of more than 280 mass shootings nationwide.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
On June 13, about 200 Christians were massacred by a group of jihadists in Yelwata, a town located in Benue State, which is almost entirely Christian.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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Noun
The massacre, starving and destruction of Palestine must end.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The massacre was the 44th school shooting in the US this year, according to a CNN analysis, and one of more than 280 mass shootings nationwide.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
After Hamas massacred some 1,200 Israelis on October 7, 2023, the Israeli settler right converged on a plan.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
On June 13, about 200 Christians were massacred by a group of jihadists in Yelwata, a town located in Benue State, which is almost entirely Christian.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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slaughter
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Most effective however is Vanderbilt’s decision to stop the action and simply run the devastating real black-and-white film footage of the slaughter of Jews in the concentration camps.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hamas had brutally penetrated our southern border, embarking on the slaughter of civilians.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Massacre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massacre. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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