Thesaurus results for SLAUGHTER

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noun

ˈslȯ-tər

Definition of slaughter

as in massacre

the killing of a large number of people all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter

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verb

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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He was pulled from slaughter 15 minutes before being loaded on a truck. — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 The defining absence of Palestinian slaughter thus looms over the film. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

Which is not to say there aren’t currently Black women slaughtering the pop scene right now. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 Children of the Corn is about a couple who end up in a remote Nebraska town where a murderous cult of kids have slaughtered everyone over the age of 18. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slaughter

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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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Peltola, during a candidate forum Friday, became emotional speaking about the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people and said additional law enforcement resources are needed.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Peltola, during a candidate forum Friday, became emotional speaking about the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people and said additional law enforcement resources are needed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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