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Recent Examples of bloodless
Perhaps the reason that the Revolution is so drenched in mythology and bloodless gallantness is that there are no photographs.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
America’s dependence on overwhelming force would form the assumption that, as in Cuba, war should be quick and relatively bloodless.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Instead, early actors and prop makers probably just pantomimed bloodless violence, at most using bright red cloth to signify gore.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
And yet, welcoming that idea can shock the system because our popular conception of the American Revolution is so often encased in bloodless, gallant myth.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
America’s dependence on overwhelming force would form the assumption that, as in Cuba, war should be quick and relatively bloodless.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Instead, early actors and prop makers probably just pantomimed bloodless violence, at most using bright red cloth to signify gore.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
And yet, welcoming that idea can shock the system because our popular conception of the American Revolution is so often encased in bloodless, gallant myth.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodless
Adjective
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The food chain is in full and pitiless effect, and no one bats an eye, or side-eyes a bat, when natural predatory impulses kick in.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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The scene offers a pitiless view of the sexism, and materialism, of the culture in which the girls were being raised.—
Mark Oppenheimer,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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Policymakers had hoped the job market was stabilizing after anemic hiring in 2025.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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The anemic supply of new homes keeps the prices of existing homes high, too.—
Salim Furth,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of petitions have been filed with the court asking it to decide whether the law violates the Second Amendment as applied to people convicted of nonviolent felonies.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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How the program works Mathews said most people ages 17 to 24 in the Williamson County Jail charged with nonviolent felonies can enter the program, with some exceptions.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Asking these questions would just be wrong and heartless and would ignore the reality that America ignited this blaze.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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In 1965 Maryland, Sophia Clark is given an opportunity to attend a prestigious all white boarding school and escape her heartless parents.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Popular choices include simple carbohydrates like cereal, granola, white bread, or pastries.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2026
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How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Military experts and Iran scholars say that airstrikes alone are unlikely to transform the Islamic republic into a peaceable, democratic country.—
Doyle McManus,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Human societies are more peaceable but not necessarily more equal.—
Thomas Morgan,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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The truth is that state government is not some distant, unfeeling bureaucracy.—
John Atkinson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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There’d be too much sympathy in watching this cookie get pulverized by unfeeling overlords.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic appears to be trying to cool the tensions with the Pentagon, with Amodei striking a more conciliatory note in the most recent statement.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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After initially trying to strike a conciliatory tone, Iran's security forces cracked down amid an internet blackout.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Bloodless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodless. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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