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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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.
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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
The market bloodbath may end in a few days as policy measures are announced, says Chanson & Co’s Shen.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk saw around $11 billion shaved off his wealth in the stock market bloodbath that followed President Donald Trump's unveiling of tariffs on Thursday, taking his overall losses since the beginning of 2025 to more than $110 billion.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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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
The market bloodbath may end in a few days as policy measures are announced, says Chanson & Co’s Shen.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk saw around $11 billion shaved off his wealth in the stock market bloodbath that followed President Donald Trump's unveiling of tariffs on Thursday, taking his overall losses since the beginning of 2025 to more than $110 billion.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodbath
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In the Dark: The Killings in Haditha In the Dark: The Killings in Haditha delves into the tragic 2005 massacre in which U.S. marines killed numerous Iraqi civilians in Haditha, revealing the profound anguish of the victims’ families and the lack of accountability from the American government.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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India has blamed Pakistan for the massacre, a charge Islamabad denies.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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At my university, University of Southern California, a multi-ethnic ecumenical cohort held candlelight vigils, teach-ins, and rallies demanding an end to the slaughter.—
Sandy Tolan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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Before that, mass demon slaughter in Path of Exile 2. Blue Prince?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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