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butchery

noun

ˈbu̇ch-rē

Definition of butchery

as in slaughter

the killing of a large number of people butchery on a scale that horrified the civilized world

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Recent Examples of butchery Cut & Culture is a hands-on culinary journey with an interactive butchery session guided by expert chefs. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 There’s no foraging, no organic garden to pluck basil and chili peppers from, no local butchery next door…and if there isn’t enough food flown in to account for multi-day weather delays? — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026 Amid rising grocery costs, American shoppers are searching for inventive ways to save, like buying meat in bulk and taking on the butchery at home. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 Vespaio was one of the first restaurants in the region to engage in whole animal butchery and even kept its own herb garden on the property. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for butchery

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By the time security forces regained control, entire communities had been devastated by the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
By the third episode, murderous Jason begins to more prominently feature in episodes, and the gory deaths begin, as a swarm of innocent hippies ignore warnings and are drawn into the camp, like lambs to the slaughter.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

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Under Burgum's 2025 campaign, signs, books, films and exhibits covering topics such as slavery, climate change and the massacre of Native Americans were flagged and removed from national parks and monuments nationwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
But outrage erupted as tour proceeds are set to fund the radical Palestinian Youth Movementâa extreme group that openly cheered Hamas's brutal October 7 massacre.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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