as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 July 2024
Because surgeons are dirty little freaks, the bloodbath gives Owen and Teddy their first good laugh in probably months.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead of a terrifying bloodbath, the episode ends with laughter and misunderstanding, and a sweet and elegant solution for both the Baron and the Sire (New Jersey!), as well as great gags like the runner of no one being able to pronounce the Sire’s human name and Laszlo swallowing a harmonica.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 July 2024
Because surgeons are dirty little freaks, the bloodbath gives Owen and Teddy their first good laugh in probably months.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead of a terrifying bloodbath, the episode ends with laughter and misunderstanding, and a sweet and elegant solution for both the Baron and the Sire (New Jersey!), as well as great gags like the runner of no one being able to pronounce the Sire’s human name and Laszlo swallowing a harmonica.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
Bettor Turns $10 Parlay Into $131,000 Win Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season was a bloodbath for the leading online sportsbooks.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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