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as in anemic
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as in nonviolent
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Recent Examples of bloodless
The procedure is quick, simple and, as these things go, relatively bloodless.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
As a result, even formerly bloodless technocrats have found new vigor when being picked on by the Trump administration.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Other hallmarks include the evolving tradition of the Bond girl, largely bloodless violence, and more.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The ferocity of the 4 Nations tourney has turned the concept of a bloodless, anodyne All-Star break on its ear.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
As a result, even formerly bloodless technocrats have found new vigor when being picked on by the Trump administration.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Other hallmarks include the evolving tradition of the Bond girl, largely bloodless violence, and more.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The ferocity of the 4 Nations tourney has turned the concept of a bloodless, anodyne All-Star break on its ear.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodless
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The title, in Muslim eschatology, refers to a narrow bridge between Paradise and Hell, which is fitting, insofar as Laxe’s movie is both a nightmarish experience and an exhilarating one—a pitiless ordeal that is nonetheless underpinned by extraordinary love and tenderness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Gilroy drew upon his lifelong study of historical revolutions to inform the show’s interweaving storylines of payroll heists and gulag escapes, street riots and false flag operations, squabbling freedom fighters and pitiless secret police.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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For three quarters Friday night against the Chicago Sky, the Valkyries’ offense looked anemic.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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What a juvenile, anemic word to describe this rogue president’s action!—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Ehrenreich suggests that Israel’s response to the events of October 7 has rendered nonviolent resistance a mere relic of idealism, and armed resistance necessary for survival.—
Harpers Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Six Hispanic Republicans are urging the Trump administration to prioritize deporting migrants facing charges for violent crimes as immigration enforcement officers have ramped up arrests of nonviolent migrants.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
12 June 2025
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An 18-year-old woman was fighting for her life after being thrown off the back of a moped during a Bronx crash early Saturday — a crash her heartless moped driver raced away from, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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Cardellini is the essence of warmth and smarts, and Campbell Scott offers a commanding cameo as a snooty but not heartless food critic.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.—
Ellen Barry,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Feb. 2023
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Trump’s narrow nationalism does not seem more peaceable than internationalism.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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If anything, the scale of the Second World War and the advent of the atom bomb made the quest for a peaceable international order more urgent than ever.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Then, the men had to walk around as these unfeeling, aggressive, hyper-masculine creatures.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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Tabo turns, in his mother’s eyes, into a cold and unfeeling stone.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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And there is very little reason for Israel or the U.S. to think that a reconstituted Iran will become more conciliatory toward either country once the war ends.—
Shervin Malekzadeh,
Mercury News,
26 June 2025
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For his part, Schumer appeared to acknowledge Mamdani's momentum with a conciliatory post on X the day after the election.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Bloodless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodless. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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