as in slaughtered
to kill on a large scale
the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another
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Recent Examples of massacred
Hamas fighters swept across the border fence from Gaza and massacred more than 1,000 people.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Today Iranians are mourning thousands of their fellow citizens who were massacred during savage crackdowns on recent protests in Iran.
—Ramin Jahanbegloo, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
One of them, the Luisita Golf Course and Country Club, was built over a former sugar plantation where 14 striking workers were massacred in 2004.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
The main argument, though, was fragmentation for the sake of peace among the population - that is, for the benefit of the people being massacred by a powerful central regime, now and in years past.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The Kurds became even more fearful of losing their rights after government forces massacred minority Alawites and Druze in fighting throughout 2025.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Two months later, more than 100 people were massacred in Yelwata, a largely Christian community in the southeastern state of Benue, according to Amnesty International.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
And to think that people plotted to target this event, came there with automatic weapons and massacred people in cold blood.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2025
When their recent champion is massacred in the arena, Ashur and Korris head to the docks where the enslaved are held, looking for potential new fighters.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Today Iranians are mourning thousands of their fellow citizens who were massacred during savage crackdowns on recent protests in Iran.
—Ramin Jahanbegloo, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
One of them, the Luisita Golf Course and Country Club, was built over a former sugar plantation where 14 striking workers were massacred in 2004.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
The main argument, though, was fragmentation for the sake of peace among the population - that is, for the benefit of the people being massacred by a powerful central regime, now and in years past.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The Kurds became even more fearful of losing their rights after government forces massacred minority Alawites and Druze in fighting throughout 2025.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Two months later, more than 100 people were massacred in Yelwata, a largely Christian community in the southeastern state of Benue, according to Amnesty International.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
And to think that people plotted to target this event, came there with automatic weapons and massacred people in cold blood.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2025
When their recent champion is massacred in the arena, Ashur and Korris head to the docks where the enslaved are held, looking for potential new fighters.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massacred
slaughtered
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The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of English troops were being slaughtered in the trench warfare against Germany.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Massacred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massacred. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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