bloodless

adjective

Definition of bloodlessnext
1
as in pitiless

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as in anemic

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as in nonviolent

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Recent Examples of bloodless But decadents only break taboos in a bloodless, symbolic way—they’re too lazy and refined for murder. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026 In the bloodless language of economics, consumer demand places value on who actually provides certain goods and services. — Adam Ozimek, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 But now, with the bloodless spectacle of a button being pushed to prompt a computer to decide the league-phase fixtures, then variables for the knockouts limited to deciding which of two pre-determined teams the winners of the play-offs would face, the old way actually seems quite diverting. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026 The structure floods the retina with sugar to fuel its anaerobic engine and rapidly vacuums out lactate waste, preventing the build-up of toxic byproducts in the bloodless eye. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodless
  1. pitiless
  2. anemic
  3. nonviolent
  4. heartless
  5. white
  6. peaceable
  7. unfeeling
  8. conciliatory
Adjective
  • Nilsson’s depiction of bodies past their prime conjures not the pitiless naturalism of Joan Semmel or Alice Neel, but something friskier, more delighted.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • As with the others, the pitiless treatment only ends when they’re slaughtered.
    — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Definition of pitiless
Adjective
  • According to the Ojai Raptor Center, Jackie is anemic and has inflammation affecting her kidney function.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • Training camp won’t reveal if the 49ers fixed last season’s anemic pass-rush that tallied an NFL-low 20 sacks.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of anemic
Adjective
  • There is no longer any public trace of Helton’s criminal case in the Ohio county court system; certain nonviolent cases are allowed to be sealed or expunged after a set amount of time has passed.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
  • At the same time, federal sentencing policy has increasingly recognized that rehabilitation should remain an important objective, particularly for first time, nonviolent offenders who present little risk of future criminal conduct.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of nonviolent
Adjective
  • As if the force itself were a heartless heart.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • In contrast, Dessalines is typically described as violent, unthinking, emotional and heartless.
    — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Definition of heartless
Adjective
  • The ticket matched four of the white balls and the gold Mega Ball on Tuesday, July 21, to score $10,000, according to the Idaho Lottery.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • Near a busy intersection in Shawnee, a red, white and blue sign juts out in front of a two-story home with a white picket fence.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of white
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  • These behaviors make having a productive discussion or peaceable relationship untenable.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
  • With no discernable reason beyond intimidation, Hasner approved this staggering waste of taxpayer funds, stifling the First Amendment right of peaceable assembly.
    — Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of peaceable
Adjective
  • Readers can judge Jane and me, deciding that one of us was unfeeling or uncomprehending.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • As Micah so nicely puts it, there’s a narrative magnetism to Pitman’s repo encounters, many of which play out as micro-dramas of people in crisis confronting an embodied messenger of the great, unfeeling, deeply unfair American financial system.
    — Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of unfeeling
Adjective
  • Trump himself seemed to strike a more conciliatory tone when returning from the summit.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Trump reverses on housing bill Republican senators were eager for a conciliatory meeting with the president after escalating tensions in recent weeks.
    — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of conciliatory

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