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the killing of a large number of people
- all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter
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verbSynonyms of slaughter (Entry 2 of 2)
to kill on a large scale
- modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day
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“Slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughter. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of slaughter was in the 14th century
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