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Recent Examples of bloodletting
Ultimately the inevitable showdown between Hutch and the Queen Bee that Stone embodies also works, not just for the inventive bloodletting, but also the LOL lunacy of it all.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Widespread violence between the Druze minority and Bedouin tribes in southern Syria erupted on July 13 and has left hundreds dead in the latest explosion of sectarian bloodletting since the authoritarian rule of Bashar al-Assad was toppled by a coalition of Islamist rebels.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
But the guns kept coming — and the bloodletting and mayhem grew.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Secor movingly and vividly covers this grotesque bloodletting.
—Ervand Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Widespread violence between the Druze minority and Bedouin tribes in southern Syria erupted on July 13 and has left hundreds dead in the latest explosion of sectarian bloodletting since the authoritarian rule of Bashar al-Assad was toppled by a coalition of Islamist rebels.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
But the guns kept coming — and the bloodletting and mayhem grew.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Secor movingly and vividly covers this grotesque bloodletting.
—Ervand Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodletting
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According to local press, this dispute over a simple spit of land could have culminated in bloodshed.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Only by getting Russia right can Trump end the bloodshed in Ukraine.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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The police department previously booked him into the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department High Desert Detention Center on a murder charge, which was dropped during his arraignment on Tuesday, according to ABC7.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Rephayah Oselmo is wanted by the state of New York in connection with murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon, according to a news release from the Marshals Service.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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August saw a 10 percent decline in cattle slaughter, the largest year-over-year decline for any month in 2025, according to the agency’s report.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Enter Harriet Hemenway and her cousin Minna Hall, two Boston socialites who read about the egret slaughter and decided enough was enough.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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The brutal aftermath of what Ukraine said was a Russian strike on Kharkiv that hit a kindergarten was laid bare in a video shared by Ukrainian emergency services, with crying children seen being carried away from the carnage.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the wake of such carnage and with such intense hatred on both sides, how could the French people reconcile with each other?—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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The controversial killing, which involved a barrage of 50 bullets, led to further calls for police reform and accountability.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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He had been arrested and charged with the killing of Rene Williams.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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During this second season, which ended up being the final one, a lot of people felt the massacre in Ghorman resonated with the real world, specifically Gaza.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase told KY3 that the determination about Harm’s slaying raises disturbing new questions about Revak, an EMT by day.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Each of the three games in this collection feature bloody action that'll keep you entertained with demon and monster slaying for hours.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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An indictment of all Western Civilization for being a thin mask of civility and propriety failing to cover the ceaseless butchery beneath.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sow is bringing the same energy seen in the halal BBQ world to halal butchery.—
Farhan Mustafa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Bloodletting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodletting. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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