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Recent Examples of bloodshed
Relations between both sides deteriorated by the 1670s to the point of bloodshed.
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John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
If successful, the deal will end a year of bloodshed and allow hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the border to return home.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
The bloodshed began at 1:15 a.m. when one of the victims, 38, got into a heated dispute with the gunman in the back of a Bathgate Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
But unusually, danceable beats and hypnotic synths invade the archival footage of the final days of Saigon, when the U.S. government swooped in to resettle more than 120,000 refugees airlifted to military bases in 1975, rescuing them after bloodshed that left lives still ravaged today.
—Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
If successful, the deal will end a year of bloodshed and allow hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the border to return home.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
The bloodshed began at 1:15 a.m. when one of the victims, 38, got into a heated dispute with the gunman in the back of a Bathgate Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
But unusually, danceable beats and hypnotic synths invade the archival footage of the final days of Saigon, when the U.S. government swooped in to resettle more than 120,000 refugees airlifted to military bases in 1975, rescuing them after bloodshed that left lives still ravaged today.
—Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
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Luigi Mangione faces murder charges for the killing of Thompson on December 4.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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In another high-profile case, Mangione, the man facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was reported missing last month by his mother.Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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The urgency and depth of the national crisis compelled them to create narratives addressing the intimate human consequences of the unspeakable carnage around them.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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One casualty of this carnage is Lawtey’s Rob, another character who comes to see the light as he’s betrayed by Yasmin (whom he’s had a crush on since Season 1).Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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The mass slaughter is traced back to Bhagwan Chowdhary, the founder of the Gadhimai temple in Bariyarpur, Bara District.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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As Christmas approaches, and strange occurrences like the mass slaughter of reindeer start to transpire, Pietari and those around him discover the boy is only half-right and the real trouble is even deeper and stranger.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jones’s site was put up for sale as part of his bankruptcy case in the wake of the nearly $1.5 billion that courts ordered Jones to pay families tied to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings for falsely calling the massacre a hoax.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Last month, The Onion won the bidding for Infowars, which has been forced to sell its assets after a $1.4 billion defamation judgment in favor of the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting massacre.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dawson fled the resort by kayak to a nearby island after the killing.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The killing took place at Turtle Island Fiji, a luxury resort that offers private villas to 14 couples at a time.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The ex-wife of a Woodland Hills doctor has been arrested along with four others in his execution-style slaying outside his medical practice this summer, according to police.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The forgery charge relates to his alleged possession of several false identification documents, including one that was allegedly used to check into a hostel on Manhattan’s Upper West Side nearly two weeks before Thompson’s slaying.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Late Friday afternoon, the prosecution asked the judge to dismiss the more serious charge of second-degree manslaughter, which the jury said they were deadlocked on.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Neely pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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The case may be connected to another homicide on Columbus’ south side earlier in the week though police have not confirmed a link.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Her practice focuses on criminal defense in state and federal courts and prosecuting serious violent crimes, including complex homicide cases.Landon Mion, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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