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 result has been a bloodbath in the state of Sinaloa, with thousands killed, thousands more missing and the violence reaching such heights that the Mexican government looks hopeless, if not hapless.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Every Saturday, the young Scott and Khan would log on and spend hours sucked into this saga of teen bloodbath.
—Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
However, prominent tech leaders like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have warned of a white-collar bloodbath of AI potentially wiping out 50% of entry-level office jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
While protesters may be frightened and grieving after last month's bloodbath, they're not mollified.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Every Saturday, the young Scott and Khan would log on and spend hours sucked into this saga of teen bloodbath.
—Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
However, prominent tech leaders like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have warned of a white-collar bloodbath of AI potentially wiping out 50% of entry-level office jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
While protesters may be frightened and grieving after last month's bloodbath, they're not mollified.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodbath
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Colin Gray knew his son was obsessed with school shooters, even having a shrine in his bedroom to Nikolas Cruz, the shooter in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, prosecutors said.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Colin Gray knew his son was obsessed with school shooters, even having a shrine in his bedroom to the shooter in the 2018 massacre at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, prosecutors said.—
Jeff Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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His parents wanted to make sure that he and his older brother would never get sucked into such slaughter.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Colt Gray is accused of using the firearm his father should have secured to carry out the slaughter about 45 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.—
Dan Gallo,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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