slaughtering

verb

Definition of slaughteringnext
present participle of slaughter
as in murdering
to kill on a large scale modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughtering
  1. murdering
  2. executing
  3. destroying
  4. dispatching
  5. butchering
Verb
  • The killer was Stephen Simmons, a tavern keeper who had been convicted of murdering his wife during a drunken quarrel.
    Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Martinez-Hernandez, an El Salvadoran citizen, also is accused of murdering a young woman in El Salvador in January 2023, according to Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of murdering
Verb
  • He has been involved in executing the recommendations of the Interpath findings.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Penn State raced ahead 14-0 before executing two consecutive offensive scoring drives to finish the half up 28-0.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of executing
Verb
  • Russian units in Crimea were destroying their boats in a desperate bid not to be sent to Kherson to join the assault.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Longtime residents of Mayotte worry about a crackdown The cyclone further exacerbated the island’s issues after destroying homes, schools and infrastructure.
    Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • Governor John Dutton is murdered Sheridan wasted no time dispatching Costner's pivotal character.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Then Tuesday John Kirby, the White House national security communications adviser, announced that President Biden was dispatching national security adviser Jake Sullivan to the region to address both Syria and Gaza ceasefire and hostage issues.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispatching
Verb
  • Just as pig butchering schemes migrated to the US in 2021, some believe these digital arrest deepfake scams will migrate in 2025.
    Frank McKenna, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Analysis of the more than 3,000 bones has suggested that unidentified assailants violently killed at least 37 men, women and children before butchering and cannibalizing their victims between 2210 and 2010 BC at a site called Charterhouse Warren, which is located in Somerset.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of butchering
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