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

Motoki portrays Murashige as curiously recessive — someone who has laid waste to myriad foes and has now lost his taste for bloodshed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Even in 2026, the category’s identity is anchored in infamous scenes of maiming, torture, and cathartic bloodshed.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Definition of bloodshed

Noun

The sheriff's office said ballistic testing performed with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives later produced forensic evidence linking the two murders.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Nearly three years after Ebony Duncan vanished after leaving work in Independence, a Jackson County jury has found her former boyfriend guilty of second-degree murder.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

Those crimes were unrelated to the slaughter in Zacatecas, authorities said, but again demonstrated how mob violence continues to wreak havoc throughout Mexico.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Natural Often mistaken as a welfare claim, this label refers to processing after slaughter.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

The shenanigans are interrupted by news that the French have retaken Fort Douaumont, marking the end of the carnage at Verdun.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
This is the beautiful, idealized land of Ithaca finally being consumed by the carnage from across the seas.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of carnage

Noun

The incident report lists two possible suspects in connection to the killing.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Officials say he previously was sentenced to life earlier this summer after pleading guilty to the 2024 killing of 23-year-old Anderson Adonay-Perdomo at a Chamblee gas station.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of killing

Noun

Mortensen also opened up about how her life was impacted in the aftermath of the massacre.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

The case had entered a stunning new phase as Bryan Kohberger—the man who pleaded guilty and was convicted of the mass slaying last July, avoiding a high-profile murder trial and the death penalty as part of his plea deal—reversed course.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
The suspect sought in a deadly 2015 south Sacramento shooting has been captured by sheriff’s detectives and is facing murder and firearms charges in the slaying.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of slaying

Noun

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
Cut & Culture is a hands-on culinary journey with an interactive butchery session guided by expert chefs.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of butchery

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