slaughter
noun
the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
slaughtered
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past participleof slaughter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof slaughter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
slaughternounthe killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
Example Sentences
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About half of the cattle slaughtered at JBS’s Pennsylvania plant were trucked long distances, including from Iowa and Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Companies that haven’t beaten earnings estimates—and raised their outlooks—have “gotten slaughtered in this market,” says Nancy Tengler, CEO and CIO at Laffer Tengler Investments.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
"He wrote quite a long letter to The Times, pointing out how many birds were being slaughtered."
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
More than 120,000 eagles were slaughtered over the course of Alaska’s bounty system alone.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
Up until the mid-1800s, livestock was slaughtered on small farms and the meat was sold locally in towns that dotted the countryside.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
