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
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Obama and Steve Bannon agree: AI could cause white-collar job loss bloodbath.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 June 2025
No suspects have been identified or arrested in the bloodbath, which erupted around 8:40 p.m. at a park in the city, cops said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Directed by Ben Mole, the film follows an infamous former spy catcher who must work with his estranged daughter to avert a homeland security bloodbath and survive a terrifying home invasion.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Who's in The Last of Us season 3 cast?
Season 2 of The Last of Us was a bloodbath, with Ellie slaughtering several characters before seeing Jesse shot dead in the finale.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 June 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 June 2025
No suspects have been identified or arrested in the bloodbath, which erupted around 8:40 p.m. at a park in the city, cops said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Directed by Ben Mole, the film follows an infamous former spy catcher who must work with his estranged daughter to avert a homeland security bloodbath and survive a terrifying home invasion.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Who's in The Last of Us season 3 cast?
Season 2 of The Last of Us was a bloodbath, with Ellie slaughtering several characters before seeing Jesse shot dead in the finale.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodbath
Noun
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Orlov also pointed her to Voit's location, leading to the hospital massacre and her abduction of Voit and Dr. Ochoa.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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The season traces the brutal machinery of empire: propaganda, collaborators, betrayal and the looming massacre of civilians on Ghorman, a peaceful planet crushed for daring to protest.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The first half begins in Poland, where seven-year-old Jakob Beer is the sole member of his Jewish family to survive the Nazis’ brutal slaughter.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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Jess remembers her first on-farm slaughter years ago when a female spooked and tore through the woods.—
Bennet Goldstein,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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