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 Greens appear to be in disarray, and Rhaenyra may hope this is the end of the bloodshed, but Ormund quickly becomes a new thorn in her side.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
With no end in sight to the fighting after one year of bloodshed, the IOC reiterates its condemnation of the war in Ukraine, which is a blatant violation of the Olympic Truce that was in effect at the time, and the Olympic Charter.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of bloodshed

Noun

The district attorney’s office filed charges against Greenhoward including murder, use of a deadly weapon, assault on a child causing death and child abuse resulting in death, court records show.

— Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Christapher Butler and detective Summer Benton discuss details of the 1999 cold case after arresting and charging Janarra Sherrer with murder.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

But the slaughter is not painted as an unmitigated triumph for the Greeks.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
He was appalled by the slaughter, but, more than that, by the complacency of his neighbors, their willingness to ignore the bloody work being done under their noses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

That durability is especially striking given the carnage elsewhere in late night, especially among shows that were, literally or in spirit, spin-offs from The Daily Show.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
What follows is chaos and carnage not unlike that of the original The Evil Dead, but with a bigger budget and a much bleaker tone.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026

Definition of carnage

Noun

Alleging that the killing occurred as Royal robbed Watkins, the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office successfully sought from a grand jury an indictment charging Royal with capital murder.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
Concerns have primarily been driven by high-profile incidents, such as the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train in 2025, or the killing of four law enforcement officers in an east Charlotte neighborhood in 2024.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Definition of killing

Noun

When the suitors’ massacre begins, Melantho tries to escape, but Penelope shuts the hall’s door on her and presumably seals her fate.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
That law was passed soon after the Parkland school shooting massacre that left 17 students and staff dead.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

Isabelle Johnson, 38, has been charged in the slaying of 43-year-old Jason Christopher Coulthart, the Walton County Sheriff's Office announced.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
The couple’s daughter was being babysat elsewhere by relatives when the slaying occurred, Tatiana’s uncle said.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

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