BUTCHERING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

butchering

verb

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present participle of butcher

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 People began losing touch with butchering an entire animal, as well as with preparation methods for organ meats. —

Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 ProPublica has chronicled the dark world of pig butchering, in which human traffickers in Asia force their victims to scam people by posing as friends or potential romantic interests. —

Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026 While pig butchering operations are veering toward the sophisticated and professional, horrendous abuses persist. —

Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 By butchering the fish in the restaurant, Hanke reduces the amount of time in which the quality of the fish could deteriorate. —

Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026 At first, the recruits wonder if this is all part of the big test, though when the machine starts butchering them, the sole survivors realise that something else is up. —

Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026 For nearly half a century, Iran has been a thorn in the side of the United States, killing and maiming American soldiers, butchering Israeli citizens, threatening its neighbors and fostering terror around the globe. —

Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026 The same day, a friend sent him an article about pig-butchering schemes. —

Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025 This can include field dressing, skinning, butchering into various cuts and packaging. —

Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025

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Here, up to 20 courses are prepared with ritual precision, from seafood treated with the ikejime (humane fish-slaughtering) method, to rice and wasabi sourced from long-standing Japanese suppliers.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
Livestock numbers are strictly controlled on Tristan, and the community manages the herd by occasionally slaughtering animals for meat and leather.

— NPR, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026