as in massacred
to kill on a large scale
modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day
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Recent Examples of slaughtered
Iranian security forces slaughtered thousands of protesters in a crackdown on street demonstrations in January.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Sheep are overwhelmingly bred and slaughtered for meat, either lamb or mutton.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
And almost all of them are being slaughtered.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Othram often works with law enforcement agencies to help solve crimes, including creating the profile for Bryan Kohberger, the man who slaughtered four University of Idaho students in 2022.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
In deeply conservative Aceh province, animals are slaughtered during Meugang festivities, the meat cooked and shared with family, friends, poor people and orphans.
—Mariam Fam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Thousands of English troops were being slaughtered in the trench warfare against Germany.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Guatemalans who opposed the reforms slaughtered labor leaders, politicians and others who had supported Árbenz and Arévalo.
—Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
Michael Collins, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Sheep are overwhelmingly bred and slaughtered for meat, either lamb or mutton.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
And almost all of them are being slaughtered.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Othram often works with law enforcement agencies to help solve crimes, including creating the profile for Bryan Kohberger, the man who slaughtered four University of Idaho students in 2022.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
In deeply conservative Aceh province, animals are slaughtered during Meugang festivities, the meat cooked and shared with family, friends, poor people and orphans.
—Mariam Fam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Thousands of English troops were being slaughtered in the trench warfare against Germany.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Guatemalans who opposed the reforms slaughtered labor leaders, politicians and others who had supported Árbenz and Arévalo.
—Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughtered
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But just last month, days after the Iranian regime massacred thousands of its own citizens, Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, sent out the opposite message.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2026
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Today Iranians are mourning thousands of their fellow citizens who were massacred during savage crackdowns on recent protests in Iran.—
Ramin Jahanbegloo,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Davis believes her ex-husband was murdered, although a coroner ruled his death an overdose, the attorney said.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Murder is only a federal crime under certain circumstances, including when a person is murdered to prevent them or someone else from sharing information with federal authorities.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Franco is the sister of Marielle Franco, a Rio councilwoman, feminist and human rights activist who was assassinated in 2018.—
Eléonore Hughes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Several days after this event, right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University.—
Karen J. Leader,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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