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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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Feb. 2025
The women in the fresco are both hunters and dancers, suggesting that the duality of slaughter and revelry was a central tenet.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
An anti-Israel fervor has swept through Hollywood since Hamas invaded Israel 17 months ago, slaughtering more than 1,200 men, women, and children and taking 251 as hostages.
—Haley Strack, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Simply living near a chicken farm or slaughter plant can be bad for your health.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Feb. 2025
The women in the fresco are both hunters and dancers, suggesting that the duality of slaughter and revelry was a central tenet.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
Banquo will be made a ghost and Lady Macduff and her children will be slaughtered in their castle.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
An anti-Israel fervor has swept through Hollywood since Hamas invaded Israel 17 months ago, slaughtering more than 1,200 men, women, and children and taking 251 as hostages.
—Haley Strack, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughter. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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