as in bloody
smeared or stained with blood
had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed
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Recent Examples of bloodstained
Oh was there at the rallies, next to people bearing signs reading asian life matter and = rights = protections over the image of a bloodstained bullet hole.
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Her husband presented a bloodstained piece of linen to prove her virginity after their wedding night.
—Stella Martany and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Bodies, some in bloodstained shrouds, were placed shoulder to shoulder in makeshift graves, making room for more.
—CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
Beside her, a bloodstained Bible lay open to Psalms 51-55.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Her husband presented a bloodstained piece of linen to prove her virginity after their wedding night.
—Stella Martany and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Bodies, some in bloodstained shrouds, were placed shoulder to shoulder in makeshift graves, making room for more.
—CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
Beside her, a bloodstained Bible lay open to Psalms 51-55.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodstained
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.—
Karen Kucher,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.—
Jonece Starr Dunigan,
AL.com,
14 July 2017
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
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The bigot, wearing a distinctive reddish coat with a wide collar and a Yankees cap, flung antisemitic remarks at the victim before slapping and punching him in the face.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The whisky is a deep mahogany with reddish/ruby hues.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Bloodstained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodstained. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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