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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The great outdoors encompasses feel-good nature, life and healing, not a rite of passage and the acceptance of blood sports.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Since Sidao’s seminal text, dozens of manuals have been produced on the subject and the ancient blood sport of cricket fighting still exists in China to this day.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Without mass death to keep the population in check, the herd would have to be culled by way of sterilization, slavery, or blood sport.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Either way the worship and the blood sport go hand in hand.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Since Sidao’s seminal text, dozens of manuals have been produced on the subject and the ancient blood sport of cricket fighting still exists in China to this day.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Without mass death to keep the population in check, the herd would have to be culled by way of sterilization, slavery, or blood sport.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Either way the worship and the blood sport go hand in hand.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Blood sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20sport. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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