Thesaurus results for BLOODLETTING

bloodletting

noun

Definition of bloodletting

as in bloodshed

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Recent Examples of bloodletting The Dayton Peace Accords spring to mind, named for the city that hosted talks ending the three years of bloodletting and civil war in Bosnia in the early 1990. — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 And although allowing ships through would stanch the immediate bloodletting in the energy sector, other sectors might not spring back so quickly. — Paddy Hirsch, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026 But while a Netflix-WB union would have resulted in a bit less money overall being spent on films, Par-WB figures to be a bloodletting. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026 Apple even pushed through a rare round of cuts — though the bloodletting slowed by the end of the year. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodletting

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Noun

The Malheur standoff also drew in the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, which Northern California sheriffs credited for talking down the Henrichsens and ending last month’s kidnapping without bloodshed.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
There is plenty of bloodshed and adrenaline, but those action scenes serve mostly as retribution and to tie up loose plot points.

— Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of bloodshed

Noun

Blackwell is serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
The murder case descended into chaos when allegations that court clerk Rebecca Hill made inappropriate comments to jurors while the trial was ongoing.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

Or an announcement that wildlife officials are planning a statewide slaughter of black bears.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Reynolds also described unsanitary conditions due to the slaughter area being outdoors with dirt and gravel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

The utter carnage that follows brings major developments for all the main characters still on the chessboard — and many gruesome deaths by dragon fire, boiling oil, spikes and even catapults.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
The video shows the moment the carnage began, when the gunman drove up to the drive-thru payment window and fatally shot the first victim, In-N-Out employee Ashley Garibay, according to police.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of carnage

Noun

The explosion targeting Ranucci occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Members of Garvin’s family visited the scene of his slaying hours after he was shot.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of slaying

Noun

Malonga motioned to the ground behind us and described his vision of an outdoor cooking arena for conferences and events, as well as a bakery, a butchery, and a cheese workshop.

— Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Hidden behind the tourist options across from the Astronomical Clock is Restaurant 420, a bright welcoming space that is packed with locals, with products are made in the basement bakery and butchery.

— Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 21 July 2026

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