blood sport
noun
1
: a sport or contest (such as hunting or cockfighting) involving bloodshed
2
: a ruthless or cutthroat competition or conflict
… the blood sport that is political blogging.—
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If the blood sport is the natural culmination of an economic death match that everyone everywhere competes in, then the solution to this larger problem must lie outside the game.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Gender policing is now a blood sport online, where women who seem to defy traditional expectations of staying hot, quiet, chaste, and weak are humiliated and attacked en masse.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Either way the worship and the blood sport go hand in hand.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Illinois has the most local governments in the nation, multiplying the chances for corruption
Illinois’ arcane ballot rules turn politics into a blood sport where only the most powerful and savvy survive
Chicago police bet big on pricey surveillance cameras.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
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James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Gender policing is now a blood sport online, where women who seem to defy traditional expectations of staying hot, quiet, chaste, and weak are humiliated and attacked en masse.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Either way the worship and the blood sport go hand in hand.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Illinois has the most local governments in the nation, multiplying the chances for corruption
Illinois’ arcane ballot rules turn politics into a blood sport where only the most powerful and savvy survive
Chicago police bet big on pricey surveillance cameras.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Blood sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20sport. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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