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as in slaughtering
to kill on a large scale
the barbarians butchered the monks in the monasteries without mercy
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as in fumbling
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
the new piano student butchered the sonatina
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Recent Examples of butchering
Just as pig butchering schemes migrated to the US in 2021, some believe these digital arrest deepfake scams will migrate in 2025.
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Frank McKenna, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Analysis of the more than 3,000 bones has suggested that unidentified assailants violently killed at least 37 men, women and children before butchering and cannibalizing their victims between 2210 and 2010 BC at a site called Charterhouse Warren, which is located in Somerset.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Learning a new language involves getting your words mixed up, struggling to learn grammatical rules and butchering the accent.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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
While Meta’s actions represent a significant step forward, pig butchering scams are far from eradicated.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Meta has confirmed that every day criminals are using text messaging, dating apps, social media and email to further scams and fraud, most commonly what are known as pig-butchering scams whereby victims are fleeced into fraudulent investment schemes.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The ruse has proven to be a lucrative cyber threat, with researchers from the University of Texas at Austin estimating that pig butchering scammers have stolen more than $75 billion from victims in the last four years.
—Morning Brew, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Frank McKenna, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Analysis of the more than 3,000 bones has suggested that unidentified assailants violently killed at least 37 men, women and children before butchering and cannibalizing their victims between 2210 and 2010 BC at a site called Charterhouse Warren, which is located in Somerset.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Learning a new language involves getting your words mixed up, struggling to learn grammatical rules and butchering the accent.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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
While Meta’s actions represent a significant step forward, pig butchering scams are far from eradicated.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Meta has confirmed that every day criminals are using text messaging, dating apps, social media and email to further scams and fraud, most commonly what are known as pig-butchering scams whereby victims are fleeced into fraudulent investment schemes.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The ruse has proven to be a lucrative cyber threat, with researchers from the University of Texas at Austin estimating that pig butchering scammers have stolen more than $75 billion from victims in the last four years.
—Morning Brew, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butchering
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They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Eleven years after attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress, she's changed careers and started a family with a new husband, Bob Miller.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Online records show that Lamb was charged with homicide, kidnap-false imprisonment, evidence-destroying and procure for prostitute.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But if enacted, some of the ideas proposed also risk destroying a nascent private sector and worsening the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Butchering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butchering. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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