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Recent Examples of atrocity People who inflict pain and commit atrocities are good at justifying their behavior. Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 15 June 2025 Throughout, the novel chips away at its foundational questions: Does there exist a punishment equal to the atrocity of killing one’s child? The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 The story of the atrocity is still being unearthed 140 years later. Stephen Miller, Bluesky Social, 5 June 2025 Yet, instead of universal outrage, attempts to justify this atrocity have already begun — as if these cold-blooded murders can somehow be rationalized by events in Gaza thousands of miles away. Laurence Milstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for atrocity
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Noun
  • Her post-Sisterhood career has featured roles in horror flicks (The Grudge 2), cringe comedies (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret), medical dramas (House), and sitcoms (Two and a Half Men).
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 June 2025
  • The quiet horror is that even 20 years later, the fence has not disappeared.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps the surprise return of Egghead Vance will turn it into symbol of resistance, seen at every demonstration against the cruelties and greed of the Trump machine.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
  • Other laws set to take effect on July 1 in Florida include House Bill 255, establishing harsher penalties for animal cruelty, and House Bill 653, setting new aggravating factors when determining whether someone convicted of a capital felony should receive the death penalty.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • What society in the world would not see its heart grow cold by such brutality?
    Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
  • Rather, its dignity and resilience will increase, and the Israeli entity will regret its barbarism and brutality.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

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“Atrocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atrocity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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