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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughterer
Noun
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Somewhere a hand was raised, a whistle was blown, and all at once the butchers were out of their stalls, assembling in the aisles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026 -
The cruel bear Croconok and the man with the butcher’s knife also appeared at the corner of Rue Salengro.—
Annie Ernaux,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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For over an hour, Tony Carruthers lay strapped to an execution gurney in Tennessee's death chamber as his executioners struggled to find a vein.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Who gets to decide who the judge, jury, and executioner is?—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Don’t let the hypocrite slayer win!—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2026
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That generation’s Turbo, however, was a clear step towards where the car was going, thanks to its addition of standard all-wheel-drive—a change that moved the Turbo from the snap-oversteer-prone monster in previous generations to a controllable, all-weather supercar-slayer.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Slaughterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughterer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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