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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
  • About two months after his testimony, Pujo’s report mapped out in pitiless detail all the interrelationships between Morgan and his small network of industrialists.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pitiless
Adjective
  • Walker is the piece that could liven up a Chiefs offense that felt anemic at times in 2025, even before Mahomes got hurt.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The meme machine has produced images of Trump as Jesus, racist caricatures of the Obamas and crude attacks on protesters, stirring controversy without improving his already anemic approval ratings.
    — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of anemic
Adjective
  • The lawyer and activist became a major spiritual and political leader of India when his nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule helped led to the country’s independence.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Family members believe Sanchez-Corona was targeted because of a previous deportation following a nonviolent misdemeanor and probation violations as a teen.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of nonviolent
Adjective
  • Some are heartless and move a team to make up for their failures as owners.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For more than a century, people have wondered whether Hyde was the innocent victim of an amazing set of coincidences or a heartless killer who never paid for his crimes.
    — Dan Kelly August 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of heartless
Adjective
  • The continued existence of the northern white rhino, on the other hand, will be measured not in centuries, not in decades, but in years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Finish the look by styling the pants with an airy white blouse and cherry red flats.
    — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of white
Adjective
  • 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
  • Civilizations could have risen to their zenith and crumbled in the time our micrometeoroid spent traversing the unfeeling expanse of interplanetary space, but its demise lasted but a fraction of a second.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
  • Readers can judge Jane and me, deciding that one of us was unfeeling or uncomprehending.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of unfeeling
Adjective
  • The talks on Sunday come ahead of next week’s leaders’ summit in Washington, DC; though the rhetoric between the White House and Beijing has been largely conciliatory in recent weeks, the reality has been harsher.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, Jentleson has begun striking a more conciliatory tone toward the left.
    — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of conciliatory

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“Bloodless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodless. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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