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Recent Examples of bloodshed
That dispute ended in tragedy, destruction, and mass bloodshed.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The scale of Syria’s bloodshed, and of the regime’s repression, is unique among modern conflicts.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
All of their faces are covered with the same mask, both to preserve their anonymity but also for powerful effect: People on both sides of the bloodshed look virtually the same.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The bloodshed comes on the heels of a deadly vehicle ramming attack in Germany.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The scale of Syria’s bloodshed, and of the regime’s repression, is unique among modern conflicts.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
All of their faces are covered with the same mask, both to preserve their anonymity but also for powerful effect: People on both sides of the bloodshed look virtually the same.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The bloodshed comes on the heels of a deadly vehicle ramming attack in Germany.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
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Davis has pleaded not guilty to the murder and gang enhancement charges.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The defense meanwhile argued O’Keefe was killed inside the home and taken back outside while Read, a financial analyst and adjunct professor at Bentley College, was framed for the murder.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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That obscene quality, both in the baseness of the humor and the earnestness of the film’s central romance amidst all the (fake) blood and (shoddy) carnage, paid off: on Friday, Sundance awarded Atropia with its Dramatic Grand Jury Prize.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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In the wake of Monday’s carnage within artificial intelligence stocks, JPMorgan found a buying opportunity in Ciena .—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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Fatted calves for eventual psychic sacrificial slaughter?—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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The outbreak has resulted in the slaughter of millions of hens in an effort to curb the spread, resulting in higher egg prices.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The tipster said a friend had access to an AR-15 rifle, had just ordered a bulletproof vest and admired Nikolas Cruz, who carried out a February 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 14 students and three school staff members.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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The actual site of the massacre, however, has been relegated to history books.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Superintendent Moore is very popular among the miners here, and so much feeling was aroused over the killing that officers took Barnes to the jail in Ozark tonight as a precaution against violence.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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After the sentencing for Dobson's killing, he was accused of angrily breaking a sprinkler head in his holding cell, which flooded the courtroom.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Three people have been arrested and officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are seeking another person in connection with the slaying of a Hood County father, officials said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2025
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Daquan Pierce, Marcus Mathis, Cordero Miller, Joseph O. Smith and Brian Emory are charged in connection with that slaying, court records show.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Edward Montero, 28, was arraigned Tuesday on an indictment charging him with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Henrietta pleaded no contest to manslaughter on Feb. 6, the prosecutor's office said.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Officers were called to the homicide scene in the 7400 block of Kingswood Circle around 2:40 a.m. on Oct. 4.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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After reviewing the police investigation, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved one count of reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony, against Lopez, Barrington police said.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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