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

Jean called on Haitian authorities to take the necessary steps to stop the bloodshed and dismantle the armed groups.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
What is more likely to happen is a third uprising on the West Bank, followed by massive bloodshed between Palestinians and settlers.

— Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of bloodshed

Noun

Detectives charged him with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon for the vicious attack that killed his mother, 57-year-old Josefa Soto de Guzman, on Friday.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
Hatami has spearheaded a number of high-profile cases against child abusers in Los Angeles, California, including the murder of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, who was tortured and killed by his mother and her boyfriend.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

Recoiling from the mass slaughter of animals, the authors question the linkage of reason and the soul.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
The bureau did not pause sales to Jones after four horses sold to him were reportedly discovered at an auction in Tennessee that’s frequented by slaughter buyers.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

The tiny and quick drones are being deployed in an increasing number of school districts – part of a growing school security industry as parents and schools find new ways to protect students and staff from carnage.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
After a weekend of carnage, as well as some exciting racing, this small, picturesque seaside town in northeastern Germany, which not many around the world will have heard of, was put on the sailing map.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of carnage

Noun

Citizen, published two months after Brown’s killing, seemed to channel that righteous fury.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
The man a Wyandotte County deputy is charged with killing may have died not by homicide, but rather pre-existing illness, a medical expert testified in court Wednesday.

— Sofi Zeman August 26, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of killing

Noun

Once the ruthless commander of Bosnian Serb forces, Mladic oversaw the siege of Sarajevo, mass killings and the 1995 Srebrenica massacre that left more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys dead.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian-Serb general who orchestrated the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo during the Balkan wars, has died in prison aged 84.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of massacre

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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