as in murdering
to kill on a large scale
modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day
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Recent Examples of slaughtering
Some discussed potential restrictions included the ban of roosters, the ban of slaughtering chickens and requirements around upkeep.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
These small banks are slaughtering the low expectations the market set for them.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Even if that’s the case, the only way the timeline could work is if Jonah had started slaughtering people in New York right after killing his mother, which doesn’t fit with the state of extreme guilt Dexter found him in.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
These small banks are slaughtering the low expectations the market set for them.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Even if that’s the case, the only way the timeline could work is if Jonah had started slaughtering people in New York right after killing his mother, which doesn’t fit with the state of extreme guilt Dexter found him in.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughtering
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In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 1981, James Reyos, a gay Apache man, was wrongly convicted of murdering a priest.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mangione is accused of slaying UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year.—
Jonathan Alpert,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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On one hand, it's been nearly 20 years since a new Onimusha game, so I'm stoked that Capcom is modernizing the historically clunky, demon-slaying series.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Levy was executing the work of the business every day for 24 years.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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State lawmakers over the years have also charged the agency with executing a slew of smaller grants, including the $20 million in state funding approved in 2022 for Fay Beydoun and her nonprofit Global Link International now at the center of the attorney general office's probe.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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As Greengrass was editing the picture, wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena in Southern California, killing residents and destroying homes.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lee said the ministry is dispatching diplomats from its embassy in Washington and consulate in Atlanta to the site, and planning to form an on-site response team.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The plan is to pass the bill produced by that negotiation first through the House and then send it to the Senate before dispatching it to Trump for his signature.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
4 Sep. 2025
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The artifacts included thimbles, a needle remnant and buttons — in addition to animal bones that showed signs of butchering.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But there’s only one way to get good at butchering, and that’s to do a bunch of it each fall — and follow these tips.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Slaughtering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughtering. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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