bloodguiltiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodguiltiness
Noun
  • Kara is addicted to drowning her sorrows and avoiding responsibility, but learns to embrace heroism after embarking on a quest for revenge alongside Ruthye (Eve Ridley).
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Parting is such sweet sorrow, but these guys aren’t going gently into the night just yet.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Each room explores a different human emotion — joy and love, fear and hope, sadness and gratitude, anger and resilience.
    Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Working again with collaborators Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Shahzad Ismaily (Ceramic Dog) and joined by Nick Hakim and drummer Tom Skinner (the Smile), Orton uses The Ground Above to create weighty songs that deal with both joy and sadness.
    David Harris, SPIN, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.
    Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • This town has known seasons of many stripes, from that autumn of grief after 9/11 to that spring of solitude and trepidation as COVID-19 first emerged.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Watch closely for signs of heat distress in yourself and others, including your neighbors and the elderly, Delaney said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Never upside down — The flag should never be displayed upside down except as a signal of distress.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Some mourners, gathering at the funeral of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Saturday, expressed both anguish and a desire for vengeance.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • And with that decision, the company narrowed the chance that the mother’s anguish could draw attention to any danger the formula might pose to other infants.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
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“Bloodguiltiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodguiltiness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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