as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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Recent Examples of carnage
But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
To preserve democracy, Palestinian Americans were being asked to support a member of the administration that repeatedly armed the agents of this carnage.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
The event was a response to the chaos and carnage that ripped through the city.
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Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Despite the carnage, traders aren't backing away from this space.
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Tyler Bailey,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
To preserve democracy, Palestinian Americans were being asked to support a member of the administration that repeatedly armed the agents of this carnage.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
The event was a response to the chaos and carnage that ripped through the city.
—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Despite the carnage, traders aren't backing away from this space.
—
Tyler Bailey,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for carnage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnage
Noun
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Investigators said interviews with Sayer after his arrest indicated he was influenced by the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 that left 13 dead.
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Sacramento County prosecutors have placed Martin and Payton at the center of the massacre, a shootout at 10th and K streets that prosecutors say was fueled by gang rivalry, score-settling, anger and bravado, with deadly consequences.
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Ruthye needs someone to avenge the slaughter of her family at the hands of Krem of the Yellow Hills.
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The cabin sat on the banks of the not-so-mighty Potomac, looking north toward Antietam Creek and the great slaughter of September 17, 1862, and on the site of the Battle of Boteler’s Ford, fought two days later.
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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