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 strikes were marked by bloodshed as clashes between protesters and police grew violent.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Some Americans, especially within Native American communities, have argued to change the focus of the holiday in part because of the bloodshed and devastation the Italian explorer left behind.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Yet often forgotten is an incident that took place two days later and some 500 miles to the south, an event that proved nearly as significant to the cause of independence as the bloodshed in Massachusetts.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Kilgore is relishing the destruction and bloodshed, learning to thrive within his surroundings.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Some Americans, especially within Native American communities, have argued to change the focus of the holiday in part because of the bloodshed and devastation the Italian explorer left behind.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Yet often forgotten is an incident that took place two days later and some 500 miles to the south, an event that proved nearly as significant to the cause of independence as the bloodshed in Massachusetts.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Kilgore is relishing the destruction and bloodshed, learning to thrive within his surroundings.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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