slaughter
Origin of slaughter
Synonyms for slaughter
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murder, torture, slay, liquidate, rout, massacre, butcher, crush, decimate, maim, destroy, mutilate, finish, overwhelm, stick, defeat, thrash, waste, mangle, vanquishExamples from the Web for slaughtered
Contemporary Examples of slaughtered
We are just coming off the midterm elections, too, where the Democrats got slaughtered.
Jon Stewart Talks ‘Rosewater’ and the ‘Chickensh-t’ Democrats’ Midterm MassacreMarlow Stern
November 9, 2014
Assad, for his part, has slaughtered hundreds of thousands of his own people, most likely with little regard for their dignity.
Or the Hutus who slaughtered their way through 800,000 Tutsis over the course of three months?
Last month, dozens were abducted and slaughtered—by the police.
A war in which Syrians have been slaughtered daily for years and the last images of Americans ended with their beheading.
Historical Examples of slaughtered
A lamb was slaughtered, green peas were picked, and a plum-pudding made.
On kin of Cain was the killing avenged by sovran God for slaughtered Abel.
BeowulfAnonymous
(p. 228) God have mercy on this wronged and slaughtered people.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
The stranger with the crimson robe pursued, And slaughtered with axes and blades.
Y GododinAneurin
The Artaud butcher had just slaughtered Matthew, the pig, in the shed.
Abbe Mouret's TransgressionEmile Zola