as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter
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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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Recent Examples of slaughter
Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
The popularity of colorful plumes in hats and accessories led to the slaughter of birds, driving some species close to extinction by the early 20th century.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Sure enough, a kill counter popped on screen as enemies poured into a room out to get slaughtered.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 June 2025
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Noun
Those attacking us want to silence criticism of a mass slaughter.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
The popularity of colorful plumes in hats and accessories led to the slaughter of birds, driving some species close to extinction by the early 20th century.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
The world also had to reckon with the Holocaust after the advancing armies uncovered the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps where millions of Jews were slaughtered.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Sure enough, a kill counter popped on screen as enemies poured into a room out to get slaughtered.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughter
Noun
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The massacre of the people of Gaza continues unabated.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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As early as the 1970s, Jordan’s crushing of Palestinian guerrillas prompted the emergence of the Black September organization and the Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes.—
HUSSEIN AGHA,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Set in a fantasy version of early 1900s Japan, the series focuses on the adventures Tanjiro Kamado, an ordinary boy whose peaceful life in the mountains is disrupted when demons murder his family.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
28 June 2025
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Harp, who is raising his orphaned niece, Dell, after her mother is murdered, never reminisces with Dell about his sister; the Antidote and Cleo both do their best not to have meaningful conversations with anyone at all.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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“Slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughter. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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