slaughtering

verb

Definition of slaughteringnext
present participle of slaughter
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 Synonyms for slaughtering
  1. murdering
  2. executing
  3. destroying
  4. dispatching
  5. butchering
Verb
  • Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly turned to the internet forum Reddit to discuss his own health problems.
    Lawrence Yee, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Bundy confessed to raping and murdering 30 women before his execution in 1989, although law enforcement officials believe the number is much higher.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of murdering
Verb
  • The team responsible for executing the Executive Residence’s holiday look appears to be growing; in 2012, Michelle Obama welcomed 85 volunteers onto the premises to set the festive scene.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Look for companies willing to spend a lot of time building relationships with the people executing in other organizations.
    James Loffler, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of executing
Verb
  • This includes destructive behavior such as chewing and destroying furniture as well as things like howling and barking.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Federal agencies are prohibited from destroying or negatively changing critical habitat.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • Biden is dispatching his national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, to Israel this week for talks with Netanyahu and Israeli officials about the situation in Syria and ongoing efforts to win a cease-fire and hostage deal that could bring an end to the war in Gaza.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The German designer also hoovered up candles from Paris concept store Colette, its fragrance based on fresh figs, dispatching them to his various homes.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispatching
Verb
  • Marlow & Sons became famous for buying a whole cow, butchering it in-house, and serving only what one animal could provide.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • These workers are forced to engage in pig butchering scams that involve the meticulous grooming of victims, acting as fraudsters, maintaining lengthy conversations and building emotional connections before convincing their targets to invest in bogus schemes.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of butchering
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