as in slaughtered
to kill on a large scale
the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another
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Recent Examples of massacred
Two months later, more than 100 people were massacred in Yelwata, a largely Christian community in the southeastern state of Benue, according to Amnesty International.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
When their recent champion is massacred in the arena, Ashur and Korris head to the docks where the enslaved are held, looking for potential new fighters.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Thousands were massacred in Tiananmen Square.
—Madeleine Ballard, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
In the 1980s, militia fighters and military intelligence officers dispatched to southern Sudan to put down rebellions massacred civilians and created widespread hunger.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
For his loyalty to his sibling, Kwei receives the unwelcome reward of being massacred in front of a helpless Dek.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Hamas massacred approximately 1,200 people in the initial assault and took more than 250 people hostage.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025
In a statement following an attack days earlier where gunmen massacred at least 40 people in the rural fishing village of Labordrie, just north of the capital, Amnesty International called on Haitian authorities to take action to protect the population.
—Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Finally, the 2025 list massacred the stable of eligible plug-in hybrids.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
When their recent champion is massacred in the arena, Ashur and Korris head to the docks where the enslaved are held, looking for potential new fighters.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Thousands were massacred in Tiananmen Square.
—Madeleine Ballard, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
In the 1980s, militia fighters and military intelligence officers dispatched to southern Sudan to put down rebellions massacred civilians and created widespread hunger.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
For his loyalty to his sibling, Kwei receives the unwelcome reward of being massacred in front of a helpless Dek.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Hamas massacred approximately 1,200 people in the initial assault and took more than 250 people hostage.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025
In a statement following an attack days earlier where gunmen massacred at least 40 people in the rural fishing village of Labordrie, just north of the capital, Amnesty International called on Haitian authorities to take action to protect the population.
—Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Finally, the 2025 list massacred the stable of eligible plug-in hybrids.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massacred
slaughtered
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In September, at least 89 Christians were reportedly slaughtered by jihadists at a funeral and in surrounding fields.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
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That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Massacred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massacred. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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