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
Navajo people had their sheep–their food supply and source of income–slaughtered by the federal government.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Seven years before the start of this novel, an alien species slaughtered everyone aboard a human spaceship—Earth’s first contact with extraterrestrials.
—Alexandra Oliva, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
The Islamic Republic slaughtered tens of thousands of Iranians earlier this year without compunction and remains in power despite military intervention by America and Israel.
—Joobin Bekhrad, Time, 10 June 2026
It’s killed and slaughtered a lot of innocent people.
—NBC news, 7 June 2026
The animal was originally meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim festival of sacrifice.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
But that isn't the only animal trauma that's stuck with me through the years, a fact that I was reminded of when watching episode 4 of Dutton Ranch and listening to cows scream as they were slaughtered.
—Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
When the MPKs didn’t know the Marines’ secret code word, the Marines slaughtered them and then shrugged and walked away from all their dead bodies to stay on mission (as in, kill more Marsies).
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
As with the others, the pitiless treatment only ends when they’re slaughtered.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Seven years before the start of this novel, an alien species slaughtered everyone aboard a human spaceship—Earth’s first contact with extraterrestrials.
—Alexandra Oliva, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
The Islamic Republic slaughtered tens of thousands of Iranians earlier this year without compunction and remains in power despite military intervention by America and Israel.
—Joobin Bekhrad, Time, 10 June 2026
It’s killed and slaughtered a lot of innocent people.
—NBC news, 7 June 2026
The animal was originally meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim festival of sacrifice.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
But that isn't the only animal trauma that's stuck with me through the years, a fact that I was reminded of when watching episode 4 of Dutton Ranch and listening to cows scream as they were slaughtered.
—Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
When the MPKs didn’t know the Marines’ secret code word, the Marines slaughtered them and then shrugged and walked away from all their dead bodies to stay on mission (as in, kill more Marsies).
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
As with the others, the pitiless treatment only ends when they’re slaughtered.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughtered
Verb
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Thousands were massacred in Tiananmen Square.—
Madeleine Ballard,
Time,
25 Nov. 2025
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For his loyalty to his sibling, Kwei receives the unwelcome reward of being massacred in front of a helpless Dek.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Conlon also launched Recovered Voices, an initiative to revive operas by composers who had been murdered or driven into exile during the Nazi era.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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And in 1960, fearing Congo and its vast resources moving out of the West’s sphere of influence, Eisenhower ordered Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba murdered.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Verb
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In 1901, McKinley was tragically assassinated while still in office.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Medgar was assassinated on June 12, 1963, in the driveway of their home by Byron De La Beckwith.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Slaughtered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughtered. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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