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noun

ˈslȯ-tər

Definition of slaughter

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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He was pulled from slaughter 15 minutes before being loaded on a truck. — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 The defining absence of Palestinian slaughter thus looms over the film. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

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In the present, Kirk has to stop Reeger from wholesale slaughtering an entire planet, which involves beaming into the bowels of the ship to sabotage the ship’s phaser banks. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Many have pointed to the pandemic for slaughtering a number of independent cinemas, but let’s face it, even with streaming easing, the format has made moviegoers more discerning about what’s worth their attention and dollars outside the home. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slaughter

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The vast majority expressed deep distress and anger at their government after the massacres that took place in response to January’s mass protests.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Galschiøt, who is perhaps best known for his 2021 Pillar of Shame, commemorating the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre, was invited to bring the sculpture to Strasbourg by left-wing Danish European Parliament member Per Clausen.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026

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