bloodshed
noun
blood·shed
ˈbləd-ˌshed 
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Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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The flag is split horizontally with the red arched into the blue, signifying the bloodshed of the enslaved and depicting a new horizon.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
In a joint statement, Iran’s Nobel laureates Narges Mohammadi and Shirin Ebadi, filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, and civil society voices urged world leaders to halt uranium enrichment and end the bloodshed of innocents in Iran and Israel.
—Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 17 June 2025
The United States, meanwhile, has done little to stop the bloodshed.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2025
Authorities have not released their names nor said what led to the bloodshed.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
In a joint statement, Iran’s Nobel laureates Narges Mohammadi and Shirin Ebadi, filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, and civil society voices urged world leaders to halt uranium enrichment and end the bloodshed of innocents in Iran and Israel.
—Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 17 June 2025
The United States, meanwhile, has done little to stop the bloodshed.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2025
Authorities have not released their names nor said what led to the bloodshed.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodshed
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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