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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughterers
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Anthrax underfoot Most cases of human anthrax result from working with animals – an occupational hazard for tanners, wool sorters and butchers.—
Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Buchsbaum described a mid-20th-century American Jewish landscape in which nearly every community had kosher butchers and caterers because even many non-Orthodox families expected bar mitzvahs, weddings and other celebrations to be kosher.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Comments from officials have led to fears of some of those detained being put to death in Iran, one of the world’s top executioners.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Under South Carolina's protocol, Bryant's executioners will place a hood over his head and strap him to a chair.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Slaughterers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughterers. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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