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noun

ˈslȯ-tər

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as in massacre

the killing of a large number of people all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter

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verb

as in to massacre

to kill on a large scale modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day

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But this would require a more discriminating choice of clients, to avoid aiding wars like Saudi Arabia’s brutal campaign in Yemen or Israel’s mass slaughter in Gaza. —

William Hartung, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 The deadliest so far was the mass slaughter at a Hanukkah party on Sydney’s Bondi Beach in December, but perhaps only luck and good police work have prevented an even worse atrocity on American soil. —

David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

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The animal was originally meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim festival of sacrifice. —

ABC News, 3 June 2026 But that isn't the only animal trauma that's stuck with me through the years, a fact that I was reminded of when watching episode 4 of Dutton Ranch and listening to cows scream as they were slaughtered. —

Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for slaughter

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But the massacre weighs on him.

— Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
In 1870, when the novel begins, the spot was home to the Coronel Block, a building that included the homes and businesses of many of the Chinese residents of downtown Los Angeles killed or injured in the massacre.

— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 June 2026