bloodless

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Recent Examples of bloodless And the players taking those shots, particularly Tatum and the seven-foot-two-inch Porzingis, were so smooth that the style could seem a little bloodless. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025 In recent years, these Chinese middlemen have essentially become the go-to bankers for the biggest players in the US drug trade, authorities have said, wresting control from Latin American interests in what has amounted to a bloodless coup. Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025 Perhaps the reason that the Revolution is so drenched in mythology and bloodless gallantness is that there are no photographs. 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 See All Example Sentences for bloodless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodless
Adjective
  • Known for its screeching headlines, up-to-the-second scoops, and contentious practice of paying off sources for scandalous tips, the tabloid has widened its pitiless lens to include officials across the political spectrum.
    Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • The team’s early, anemic offense came with starter Max Fried holding the game together, pitching eight innings while allowing six hits, no walks and striking out six batters.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Maybe that explains why his campaign has been so anemic after his much-ballyhooed late entry.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The task force, created to fight violent crime in Memphis, has arrested over 800 immigrants, most for nonviolent offenses.
    Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Because domestic repression against nonviolent campaigns increases public sympathy and support for the protesters.
    Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The script, by Ed Solomon, treats the Sklar siblings as cardboard grotesques—heartless, talentless, united in their loathing of a father who loathes them right back.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Where the latter brought incredible jokes and plenty of heart, the former is purposefully heartless and half-intentionally predictable.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Jackie Tohn looks elegant in a white button-down top and black flowing skirt at the Venice Family Clinic HEART Gala in Culver City, California, on April 18.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The formula also features sodium hyaluronate to draw in moisture and keep skin looking plump, along with botanical extracts like lotus, gardenia, and white waterlily to help soothe and boost radiance.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • One says, God can always see you with his unfeeling precision.
    Sandra Lim, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • As the actor tells Glamour, most were written according to stereotypes and portrayed as cold, unfeeling, aggressive, or robotic.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Magyar's statement was likely greeted with pleasure by many across the European Union, who had grown accustomed to Orbán's conciliatory tone when discussing the war or Putin.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The district’s public message has been conciliatory.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Bloodless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodless. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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