slaughtered

verb

Definition of slaughterednext
past tense of slaughter
as in massacred
to kill on a large scale modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day

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  1. massacred
  2. murdered
  3. assassinated
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  • One of her former students, Seung-Hui Cho, massacred 32 students and teachers on the campus in April 2007.
    Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the assault, 1,200 people were massacred and 251 were taken hostage (roughly 100, both alive and dead, remain in captivity).
    The Editors, National Review, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of massacred
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  • The shooter murdered 26 people in the school, including 20 children.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Was this simply a tragic accident or was the horse murdered?
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of murdered
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  • After the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its attack on Israel in October last year, Hezbollah began exchanging fire with Israel, prompting an Israeli retaliation that had the group’s top brass assassinated and significantly debilitated its capabilities.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The next day, he was assassinated.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of assassinated
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