killing field

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Recent Examples of killing field But one major blunder that turned the shoreline into a killing field was shockingly basic. Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 So when the horrors of Russia's invasion of Ukraine play out in full view, when a Kyiv suburb is turned into a killing field, when a missile strikes a train terminal packed with people trying to flee the war, there's a powerful impulse for justice. Richard Galant, CNN, 10 Apr. 2022 Once popular with tech workers and young families, Bucha became a killing field as Russia sought to seize the capital. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2022 His neighbor was the first to identify him, recognizing the unshaven face of a man who had watched his beloved street become a killing field. Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for killing field 
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Noun
  • Both African stars are signed through 2027 – Oshoala has a club option for that season – so the front line of Bay’s attack is set for several years.
    Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • At one stage in February, Camilla was the most senior working royal as the king was in the early stages of treatment and Kate was recovering from abdominal surgery, with Prince William also taking time out of front line duties to be by her side.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In both the film and Pynchon’s novel, battle lines are drawn early.
    Chris Stanton, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
  • The dock workers' strike demonstrates the risks of drawing battle lines and forcing short-term agendas.
    Ethan Karp, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Analysts standing in front of a big electronic board counting votes and breaking them down state by state, county by county, in granular detail have now become an election night staple.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Raw-finish fronts were used atop IKEA cabinets: the lower units are black with brass handles while those mounted on the wall above the work area are in gray and without handles.
    Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Killing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20field. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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