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noun

ˈslȯ-tər

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as in massacre

the killing of a large number of people all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter

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verb

as in to massacre

to kill on a large scale modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day

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Racing’s indignation over that, as well as that of anger in the general public, prompted the formation by Congress of a bill that would ban the slaughter of horses in the United States. —

Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 The bill would require employers of more than 500 people in the livestock slaughter industry to provide reasonable access to restrooms. —

Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

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When someone is off island or unwell, others have to fill in, whether that means covering shifts, running errands or slaughtering a cow. —

NPR, 4 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, Du-yeong slaughters an entire building of bloodhounds in the search for So-yeon. —

Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slaughter

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This article includes graphic and disturbing accounts from the October 7 massacre in Israel.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
But 2026 has marked a new nadir for one of the world’s oldest civilizations, with the government’s massacre of anti-regime protestors in January and widespread destruction from the United States’ and Israel’s intermittent war.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 13 May 2026