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
In September, at least 89 Christians were reportedly slaughtered by jihadists at a funeral and in surrounding fields.
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Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.
—Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Instead of celebrating a Jewish holiday, Jews were slaughtered.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
The stone in question was discovered and hidden by Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a fisherman forced to work in the diamond fields after the rebel army of the Revolutionary United Front slaughtered or mutilated nearly everyone in his village.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
At its peak, the Armour complex had 4,000 employees who slaughtered nearly 2,000 animals an hour.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
The Blackfeet Nation in northwest Montana declared a state of emergency, and slaughtered 18 buffalo from its herd.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Farm Sanctuary, over 46 million turkeys are slaughtered each year for Thanksgiving meals.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Apart from Ciri, who assumed the fake name Falka and spent the season with the group, the Rats are extremely dead — not just slaughtered by Leo Bonhart but decapitated with each of their heads sawed off and dumped into a barrel for preservation.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.
—Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Instead of celebrating a Jewish holiday, Jews were slaughtered.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
The stone in question was discovered and hidden by Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a fisherman forced to work in the diamond fields after the rebel army of the Revolutionary United Front slaughtered or mutilated nearly everyone in his village.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
At its peak, the Armour complex had 4,000 employees who slaughtered nearly 2,000 animals an hour.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
The Blackfeet Nation in northwest Montana declared a state of emergency, and slaughtered 18 buffalo from its herd.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Farm Sanctuary, over 46 million turkeys are slaughtered each year for Thanksgiving meals.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Apart from Ciri, who assumed the fake name Falka and spent the season with the group, the Rats are extremely dead — not just slaughtered by Leo Bonhart but decapitated with each of their heads sawed off and dumped into a barrel for preservation.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughtered
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Two months later, more than 100 people were massacred in Yelwata, a largely Christian community in the southeastern state of Benue, according to Amnesty International.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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When their recent champion is massacred in the arena, Ashur and Korris head to the docks where the enslaved are held, looking for potential new fighters.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2025
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In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Three women are murdered in Dahlonega, Georgia, and the six episodes are all about the search for the culprit.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Mexican journalist Mauricio Cruz Solís was assassinated shortly after interviewing Manzo in October 2024.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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His original, undoctored manuscript even suggests that James might have plotted to have Elizabeth assassinated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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