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
The film's ending is a bona fide bloodbath, leaving the majority of the ensemble riddled with bullets.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The vote six weeks later ended up being a bloodbath for Conservatives, as the Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, swept them out of office for the first time in 14 years.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The president’s actions appear to be a response to the market bloodbath — a discomfiting development for many Trump supporters who depend on union pension funds or 401(k) retirement accounts.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The ensuing Wall Street bloodbath kicked off a massive decline across a number of stock indices, with a wide range of music stocks suffering major declines ranging from 6.8% for MSG Entertainment to 13.9% for Sphere Entertainment Co. last Thursday.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The vote six weeks later ended up being a bloodbath for Conservatives, as the Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, swept them out of office for the first time in 14 years.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The president’s actions appear to be a response to the market bloodbath — a discomfiting development for many Trump supporters who depend on union pension funds or 401(k) retirement accounts.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The ensuing Wall Street bloodbath kicked off a massive decline across a number of stock indices, with a wide range of music stocks suffering major declines ranging from 6.8% for MSG Entertainment to 13.9% for Sphere Entertainment Co. last Thursday.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodbath
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Raphael is a survivor of the Oct. 7, 2023 Nova Festival massacre in Israel, which was part of a surprise attack in which Hamas raiders murdered more than 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 250 men, women and children.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
13 May 2025
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India accused Pakistan of backing the militants who carried out the massacre, an allegation Islamabad denied.—
Rajesh Roy,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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Because the world keeps beginning and ending the same way, with the slaughter of the innocent, with the massacre of the blameless, and there’s not a thing anyone can do.—
Li-Young Lee,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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Even after the slaughter of the animal, there’s no restitution for its owner or the audience.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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