as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter
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as in to massacre
to kill on a large scale
modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day
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Recent Examples of slaughter
Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
These hens must be kept in a coop, and the sale of eggs or on-site slaughter of chickens is not allowed.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
ABC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Thirty years ago, about 800,000 civilians, mostly Tutsis, were slaughtered in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
These hens must be kept in a coop, and the sale of eggs or on-site slaughter of chickens is not allowed.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
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In Bucha, just 30 miles from Ukraine's capital, mass graves of hundreds of civilians slaughtered and buried.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Thirty years ago, about 800,000 civilians, mostly Tutsis, were slaughtered in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughter. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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