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verb

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Noun
In Georgia, the state that raises the most poultry for slaughter, counties can set restrictions on new poultry farms. Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025 There is overwhelming evidence, including in reporting by my newsroom colleagues at The New York Times, that the UAE has provided the Rapid Support Forces with the weaponry that enables its mass slaughter and mass rape. Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
This is a problem, because a masked killer known as the Heat Eyes Killer, or HEK, has slaughtered couples (and anybody else who gets in their way) in various cities across the United States for the past two Valentine’s Days. James Grebey, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025 Farmers have slaughtered millions of birds, as well. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slaughter

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“Slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughter. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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