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
The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.
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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
When his battalion was mostly slaughtered in a bombing by their American allies, Ki-tae was forced to take the blame for the unnecessary deaths.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
In September, at least 89 Christians were reportedly slaughtered by jihadists at a funeral and in surrounding fields.
—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
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
When his battalion was mostly slaughtered in a bombing by their American allies, Ki-tae was forced to take the blame for the unnecessary deaths.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
In September, at least 89 Christians were reportedly slaughtered by jihadists at a funeral and in surrounding fields.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughtered
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Hamas fighters swept across the border fence from Gaza and massacred more than 1,000 people.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 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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And Hila Abir, the sister of Lotan Abir, also murdered at the Nova festival, spoke at the Knesset hearing.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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Families were ripped apart, with most, including mothers with children and the elderly, sent straight to death in gas chambers that at their peak murdered 6,000 people a day.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This week in literary history, Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Feb. 2026
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Just days after lawmakers finished business, House DFL leader and former speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated at their Brooklyn Park home.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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