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- verb Present participle of
slaughter .
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Examples
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The idea of feeling sorry for a human piece of debris like that bloated, womanizing, baby murdering, young girl slaughtering is a bit like feelig nsorry for Qusai and Uday Hussein, two scum who showed as much respect for women and children as Ted Kennedy ever did.
One Year After DNC Speech | Sen. Ted Kennedy Dies at 77 2009
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The regimes of Idi Amin in the 1970s and Milton Obote in the early 1980s were characterized by the slaughtering of suspected enemies and economic upheaval.
As Uganda Protests Ease, Each Side Claims Momentum Will Connors 2011
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The regimes of Mr. Amin in the 1970s and Milton Obote in the early 1980s were characterized by the slaughtering of suspected enemies and economic upheaval.
A Return to Tumult 2011
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In one of those cases, a Tacoma man named Jesse Macbeth was embraced by peace activists eager to discredit the Iraq war after he claimed to have joined other Army Rangers in slaughtering hundreds of unarmed civilians in
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And if John is going to lead the Others in slaughtering Dharma … and if Daniel is trying to warn Candle in an effort to get a message to the future to prevent that slaughter … then that likely means the reason Ben wants the Oceanic Six to go back to the island is to restore the Dharma Initiative by preventing the very slaughter he made possible.
The Tail Section » ‘Lost’ Comic-Con Panel and Marvin Candle Video Now Online 2008
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One has already assisted me in slaughtering a hog and is a real joy to be around.
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Will the killers succeed in slaughtering his oldest - and best friend?
All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » 13th Charm: Double Cross by James Patterson 2007
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The rest of the book deals with the history of the zombies, who are left to be unknowable and fierce, talking about the martial difficulties involved in slaughtering an enemy that needs no supply lines, never tires, and are physically incapable of being either shocked or awed.
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The slaughtering is done with great ceremony, but it is horrible to behold.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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This was what was done with the peace offerings, and accordingly it is here enacted, that the same course shall be followed in slaughtering the animals as in the case of those offerings, namely, that they should be killed publicly, and after being devoted to God, partaken of by the offerers.
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