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noun

ˈma-si-kər

Definition of massacre

as in slaughter

the killing of a large number of people the infamous massacre of more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota

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verb

as in to slaughter

to kill on a large scale the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another

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Set in 1935, amidst the Great Depression, Season 2 revolves around the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 But dark jokes about a nearly half-century-old massacre have a way of obscuring its continuing relevance. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

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Nawrocki this month stripped Zelenskyy of Poland’s highest state honor, because Zelenskyy named a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during the war. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 At least 100,000 Poles were massacred by the UPA. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for massacre

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Recoiling from the mass slaughter of animals, the authors question the linkage of reason and the soul.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
The bureau did not pause sales to Jones after four horses sold to him were reportedly discovered at an auction in Tennessee that’s frequented by slaughter buyers.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

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