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noun

ˈma-si-kər

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as in slaughter

the killing of a large number of people the infamous massacre of more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota

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verb

as in to slaughter

to kill on a large scale the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another

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In Australia, a wide-ranging inquiry commission examining antisemitism after a massacre at a Hanukkah celebration heard this week from Jews who said escalating hatred has left them fearful and vulnerable. —

David Crary, Fortune, 6 May 2026 The massacre was inspired by Islamic State group, Australian police said. —

ABC News, 5 May 2026

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Tradition says that on the 10th of Muharram, Husayn and his companions met Yazid’s military on the battlefield and were massacred. —

Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026 In fact, high inflation triggered mass protests in December and January, prompting the regime to massacre tens of thousands of its own citizens. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for massacre

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slaughter

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Back then, the sector focused on drugs that helped cattle and swine survive long enough to make slaughter weight.

— Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
But Serkis prefers his Trojan horse without the slaughter.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026