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as in inferno
a destructive burning
the holocaust caused by the ignited chemicals completely destroyed the factory and several surrounding homes
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as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge
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Soon after, the same broadcaster commissioned a holocaust series featuring a majority white cast.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
The theory gets its name from the 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, where a cyborg travels back in time to kill a woman whose unborn son will fight against an AI system slated to spark a nuclear holocaust.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 21 May 2024
His predecessor had started seizing the high ground in the nuclear age with bold ideas for controlling these diabolical weapons, and other presidents would continue, in time leading to arms-control and test-ban treaties, and helping (so far) to avert nuclear holocaust.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
The Russians know that a conflict on the edge of central Europe is not the same as a Soviet march to the Rhine or the English Channel and that Washington will not risk a nuclear holocaust over a localized and relatively small conventional conflict.
—Tom Nichols, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2019
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
The theory gets its name from the 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, where a cyborg travels back in time to kill a woman whose unborn son will fight against an AI system slated to spark a nuclear holocaust.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 21 May 2024
His predecessor had started seizing the high ground in the nuclear age with bold ideas for controlling these diabolical weapons, and other presidents would continue, in time leading to arms-control and test-ban treaties, and helping (so far) to avert nuclear holocaust.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
The Russians know that a conflict on the edge of central Europe is not the same as a Soviet march to the Rhine or the English Channel and that Washington will not risk a nuclear holocaust over a localized and relatively small conventional conflict.
—Tom Nichols, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2019
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There will be many Democratic leaders whose political souls will be living in Dante's inferno.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The wood — bearing visible black traces from the blaze — came from pieces of the cathedral roof that collapsed in the inferno, Dubuisson said.John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The massacre, which took place in March, killed at least 145 people and wounded more than 500.Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ever since the October 7 massacres in Israel, antisemitism has exploded on college campuses.The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
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Arizona Republic Cool weather and the holiday season may seem like the perfect excuse to cozy up by the fire, but too many blazing yule logs can dirty the air and put some of your neighbors at risk.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The fire was contained to the exterior of the building, and the burning product was found to be cooking oil leaking from a malfunctioning gasket.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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That's despite most packing and slaughter jobs paying less than $20 an hour, on average, per government data.Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Just last week, a gang leader ordered the slaughter of more than 200 people in one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest neighborhoods in an attack that targeted voodoo priests.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Holocaust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holocaust. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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