as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath
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Recent Examples of bloodbath
Although the Voorhees family is returning to the screen, don’t expect Crystal Lake to feature a machete-wielding bloodbath.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
While the latest episode ended with a huge surprise for one major character after a major showdown, the brothers said the series won’t be ending with a bloodbath.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The bloodbath followed Louisiana’s fiercely contested 1872 gubernatorial election, where supporters of the white supremacist candidate refused to accept his defeat and set out to install their own local officials in Grant Parish.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Many in the consultant class recall how Democrats’ political bloodbath in 2010 was predicated on Republicans demonizing Nancy Pelosi, who was House Speaker at the time.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
While the latest episode ended with a huge surprise for one major character after a major showdown, the brothers said the series won’t be ending with a bloodbath.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The bloodbath followed Louisiana’s fiercely contested 1872 gubernatorial election, where supporters of the white supremacist candidate refused to accept his defeat and set out to install their own local officials in Grant Parish.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Many in the consultant class recall how Democrats’ political bloodbath in 2010 was predicated on Republicans demonizing Nancy Pelosi, who was House Speaker at the time.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodbath
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In a shocking piece of reporting, Cora Engelbrecht speaks to five Iranians who were present at the massacre and—with the help of video evidence and illustrations by Matt Huynh—shares their stories.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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What the massacre destroyed, a century of disinvestment calcified.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The animal rights activist saved two cows from slaughter, Liberty and Indigo, in 2020.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Operating for over a century, Manning Beef was said to be one of the last remaining large-scale cattle slaughter operations in the region.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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