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
More than 120,000 eagles were slaughtered over the course of Alaska’s bounty system alone.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
Wolves have since recolonized the state — a development hailed by conservationists as an ecological win but derided by many ranchers whose cattle are slaughtered by the skilled pack hunters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
And from the mid-1930s, onwards improved refrigeration saw more birds slaughtered and sent on trains and lorries.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
Like everyone else, we slaughtered the cattle early.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
