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
While Iran remains under a nationwide internet blackout, reports from the country indicate that street protests, which rocked the country a week ago, have largely died down after a bloodbath at the hands of state security forces.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
The best actress race, meanwhile, remains a bloodbath.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Although the Voorhees family is returning to the screen, don’t expect Crystal Lake to feature a machete-wielding bloodbath.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
While the latest episode ended with a huge surprise for one major character after a major showdown, the brothers said the series won’t be ending with a bloodbath.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
The best actress race, meanwhile, remains a bloodbath.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Although the Voorhees family is returning to the screen, don’t expect Crystal Lake to feature a machete-wielding bloodbath.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
While the latest episode ended with a huge surprise for one major character after a major showdown, the brothers said the series won’t be ending with a bloodbath.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodbath
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In 1996, former President Chun Doo-hwan, an army major general, was convicted for seizing power in a 1979 military coup and presiding over the 1980 Gwangju massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The performance and video series addresses femicide killings of trans and gay people in South Africa as well as the Herero and Nama massacre conducted by German colonial forces in the 1900s in what is now Namibia.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
19 Feb. 2026
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The sport of wrestling, a national pastime in Iran, has been hit hard by the Iranian regime’s slaughter of protesters seeking to end 47 years of Islamist totalitarian rule in the country.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The animal rights activist saved two cows from slaughter, Liberty and Indigo, in 2020.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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