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
Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
That's despite most packing and slaughter jobs paying less than $20 an hour, on average, per government data.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The term, which is a translation from Chinese and refers to the slow process of fattening up a pig before slaughtering it, was likely created by the scammers themselves.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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Noun
President Benjamin Harrison dispatched the 7th Cavalry to the area, where growing tensions would culminate in the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota at Wounded Knee Creek on Dec. 29, 1890.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
That's despite most packing and slaughter jobs paying less than $20 an hour, on average, per government data.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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With grain in short supply, many farmers were forced to slaughter their horses for food.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The term, which is a translation from Chinese and refers to the slow process of fattening up a pig before slaughtering it, was likely created by the scammers themselves.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughter. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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