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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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.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Any doubt that the Donald Trump tantrum tariffs are the cause of the bloodbath in the stock market, wiping out the wealth and retirement savings of tens of millions of Americans, was settled yesterday morning.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The unprecedented bloodbath led to the Russian Revolution, and the establishment of the Soviet Union, the first communist power.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The tweet’s jaunty vibe contrasted with a metaphorical bloodbath on Wall Street, where the major stock indices all suffered big drops.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie,michele Luhn, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Any doubt that the Donald Trump tantrum tariffs are the cause of the bloodbath in the stock market, wiping out the wealth and retirement savings of tens of millions of Americans, was settled yesterday morning.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The unprecedented bloodbath led to the Russian Revolution, and the establishment of the Soviet Union, the first communist power.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The tweet’s jaunty vibe contrasted with a metaphorical bloodbath on Wall Street, where the major stock indices all suffered big drops.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie,michele Luhn, CNBC, 3 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 7 May. 2025.
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