as in massacres
the killing of a large number of people
all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter
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as in murders
to kill on a large scale
modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day
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Recent Examples of slaughters
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
22 June 2026
And then there is a gory massacre scene from the original Camp Miasma, in which Little Death (played by TV Glow‘s Jack Haven) slaughters dozens of unlucky campers to a highly unusual, anachronistic hit song from the 1990s.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
Meanwhile, Du-yeong slaughters an entire building of bloodhounds in the search for So-yeon.
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Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
The only question is, how many more must be killed, before the world wakes up to the genocide that slaughters thousands of Christians every year.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
When a wandering wolf threatens his fragile peace and slaughters his flock, Gaspard, blinded by rage, embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance — one that will lead him to the farthest reaches of his sorrow and guilt.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
22 June 2026
And then there is a gory massacre scene from the original Camp Miasma, in which Little Death (played by TV Glow‘s Jack Haven) slaughters dozens of unlucky campers to a highly unusual, anachronistic hit song from the 1990s.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
Meanwhile, Du-yeong slaughters an entire building of bloodhounds in the search for So-yeon.
—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
The only question is, how many more must be killed, before the world wakes up to the genocide that slaughters thousands of Christians every year.
—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughters
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The issue has been particularly salient for low-income families living near fields of coca, the shrub used to make cocaine, as human rights organizations documented more than 50 massacres in Colombia just this year.
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The massacres, which resulted in the deaths of roughly 100,000 Polish civilians, are officially classified as a genocide by Warsaw, a characterization Kyiv denies.
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Moriarty has reported on the yogurt shop murders for over 30 years.
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Not the family stuff, like Natalie’s spontaneous nipple piercing after making out with Cady’s maybe-daughter, Nevaeh (Malia Pyles), who later murders her own mother after kissing her, for way too long, on the mouth.
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Kerry Washington completely dismissing Seth Meyers’s home life absolutely slays.
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With the Land Rover Terrain Response System offering modes comprising Eco, Dynamic, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud & Ruts, Sand, Rock Crawl, and Wade, the tech takes the geographic and meteorological elements and slays them with a flick of a control.
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When an agent executes a refund policy, a credit decision, an escalation rule—that is your operating model running in production.
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Director Wes Craven executes a masterclass in tension, shock, and subverting expectations.
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What starts as a series that aims to subvert the heist genre at every turn – amped with thrilling life-or-death stakes, family dynamics, and explosive action – gives birth to an exploration of what drives us, sustains us, and ultimately destroys us.
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Arrrives, destroys Femi and hands Main Event Jey the crown.
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