as in slaughtering
to kill on a large scale
the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another
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Recent Examples of massacring
Nawrocki this month stripped Zelenskyy of Poland’s highest state honor, because Zelenskyy named a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during the war.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle over the Ukrainian leader’s decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II.
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Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
This January, the Islamic Republic imposed a communications shutdown just before massacring thousands of protesters.
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Holly Dagres,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Gangs, rebels, and soldiers started massacring elephants, sometimes from military helicopters.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
The San Diego duo responsible for a deadly mosque attack earlier this month were tweens in 2019 when a white supremacist livestreamed himself massacring 51 worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
There’s a big fight with Dogknott and Sheline who, in-between sniffing one another’s butts, start massacring the test audience.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
The regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran is massacring young people and destroying Iran’s future.
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Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
The military has been documented going on bloody rampages, torching and bombing villages, massacring residents, jailing opponents and forcing young men and women to join the army.
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Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
ABC News,
25 June 2026
President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle over the Ukrainian leader’s decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II.
—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
This January, the Islamic Republic imposed a communications shutdown just before massacring thousands of protesters.
—
Holly Dagres,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Gangs, rebels, and soldiers started massacring elephants, sometimes from military helicopters.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
The San Diego duo responsible for a deadly mosque attack earlier this month were tweens in 2019 when a white supremacist livestreamed himself massacring 51 worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand.
—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
There’s a big fight with Dogknott and Sheline who, in-between sniffing one another’s butts, start massacring the test audience.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
The regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran is massacring young people and destroying Iran’s future.
—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
The military has been documented going on bloody rampages, torching and bombing villages, massacring residents, jailing opponents and forcing young men and women to join the army.
—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massacring
slaughtering
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Disease had significantly weakened Tenochtitlán’s ability to withstand Cortés’s siege, and the Europeans eventually wore the Aztec warriors down and broke through the city’s defenses, slaughtering the Aztecs and destroying the city.
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Later on, plundering Barbary pirates raided Mallorca, looting possessions, slaughtering inhabitants and capturing others for the slave trade.
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