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
Investigators described a foul-smelling place with bags and bottles of fetuses and jars of body parts, along with bloodstained furniture and dirty medical instruments.
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ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Police said when Michals was arrested, he was found with bloodstained clothes in his residence.
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Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
Grab a seat on the couch by antique rugs and a faux brick wall, or flip some tarot cards from their collection in a room that appears to have bloodstained walls.
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Jennifer Billock,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
Israeli special forces, ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the attack site where bloodstained pavements were littered with shattered glass from bus windows damaged in the shooting.
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Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Police said when Michals was arrested, he was found with bloodstained clothes in his residence.
—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
Grab a seat on the couch by antique rugs and a faux brick wall, or flip some tarot cards from their collection in a room that appears to have bloodstained walls.
—
Jennifer Billock,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
Israeli special forces, ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the attack site where bloodstained pavements were littered with shattered glass from bus windows damaged in the shooting.
—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodstained
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His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
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Even more lore is on the way when House of the Dragon returns for season 3 on June 21 following season 2's bloody end.
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Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood.
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Green means habitable, yellow means moderately damaged, and red signifies that the building is unsafe.
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The reddish glow of the auroras can even be seen against the outside of the space station in this photograph.
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Chinese fringe flower blooms white, pink, creamy white, or reddish-purple.
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“Bloodstained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodstained. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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