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as in inferno
a destructive burning
the holocaust caused by the ignited chemicals completely destroyed the factory and several surrounding homes
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as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge
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Recent Examples of holocaust
In addition to the horror of the holocaust, the Institute also needed to represent the idea of freedom and some kind of passageway between the couple.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2025
Brody is central to director Brady Corbet’s epic story of a holocaust survivor and celebrated Hungarian architect, one who falls prey to a toxic and controlling patron (Guy Pearce) over decades in post-war America.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Mark Settle is a seven time CIO and the author of two books on IT management.
66 million years ago an asteroid collided with the Earth triggering an environmental holocaust that killed the dinosaurs roaming our planet.
—Mark Settle, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
But in the two or three minutes since his initial departure, the fiery holocaust had somehow become even more deadly.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2025
Brody is central to director Brady Corbet’s epic story of a holocaust survivor and celebrated Hungarian architect, one who falls prey to a toxic and controlling patron (Guy Pearce) over decades in post-war America.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Mark Settle is a seven time CIO and the author of two books on IT management.
66 million years ago an asteroid collided with the Earth triggering an environmental holocaust that killed the dinosaurs roaming our planet.
—Mark Settle, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
But in the two or three minutes since his initial departure, the fiery holocaust had somehow become even more deadly.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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The ensuing inferno was hot enough that any evidence of the lab’s purpose seemed to have burned away.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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But after being asked in several emails by an editorial writer if the L.A. inferno showed the need for a triage approach, a spokesperson for Mayor Todd Gloria defended his handling of the fire threat.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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Breivik refers to Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a massacre in Norway in 2011 that targeted mostly teenagers at a camp.—
Evan Mealins,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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After the October 7 massacre, the Houthis in Yemen began attacking American naval vessels and conducting missile strikes on Israel in solidarity with Hamas.—
Daniel Byman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled plans for record military spending, including major investments in stockpiles of critical munitions such as long-range fires, antiship missiles, and missiles for air defense.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes, officials said.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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Criticism over big business moves In the decades that followed, Ramaphosa went from a union leader to a corporate board member implicated in stoking the slaughter of striking workers.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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He was made to watch what Trump took to be evidence that the South African government was presiding over the slaughter of white Afrikaners.—
Jonny Steinberg,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Holocaust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holocaust. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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