as in massacred
to kill on a large scale
modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day
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Recent Examples of slaughtered
The Great War, however, turned death into something sudden, cruel and unknowable, as young men—often barely into adulthood—were slaughtered on the front line, their deaths reported to their families days or weeks later.
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Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s why he got slaughtered in the election.
—ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
But, according to estimates from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, there are still over 50 billion chickens that are raised as well as slaughtered annually.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Tens of millions of birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus, according to the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The end result is a new type of meat which doesn't require any animal to be slaughtered.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
In all, 650 nutrias were slaughtered at the 2025 Louisiana Nutria Rodeo.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
On that day, Jewish families were slaughtered in their homes, children kidnapped and entire communities terrorized simply for being Jewish.
—Caren Leven, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
Last Palm Sunday, 50 Christians were similarly slaughtered in nearby Bassa.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s why he got slaughtered in the election.
—ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
But, according to estimates from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, there are still over 50 billion chickens that are raised as well as slaughtered annually.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Tens of millions of birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus, according to the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The end result is a new type of meat which doesn't require any animal to be slaughtered.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
In all, 650 nutrias were slaughtered at the 2025 Louisiana Nutria Rodeo.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
On that day, Jewish families were slaughtered in their homes, children kidnapped and entire communities terrorized simply for being Jewish.
—Caren Leven, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
Last Palm Sunday, 50 Christians were similarly slaughtered in nearby Bassa.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughtered
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Principals told to stop calling police chief There was so much chaos in the minutes after the gunman entered the classrooms and massacred the children and teachers inside that school police chief Arredondo called the district’s communication chief for help.—
Matthew J. Friedman,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Finally, the 2025 list massacred the stable of eligible plug-in hybrids.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered on Wednesday during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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That ornery cleric was Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, a grand ayatollah assassinated almost certainly by Saddam’s order in 1999.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Israel has assassinated many of Hamas’ top military and political leadership.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Slaughtered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughtered. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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