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Interviewed before Thursday night’s bloodletting, analysts named several wild cards in how the protests—and the regime’s response—might evolve.
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Roxana Saberi, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
That bloodletting resulted in legislation that banned ownership of most automatic and semiautomatic rifles and drastically reduced the number of mass killings in Australia.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
Another way of contextualizing the scale of the bloodletting is the war in Gaza, the bloodiest round of fighting between Israel and Palestinian terrorists since the latter’s war of independence in 1948.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
This month’s stock market losses won’t be the last of the bloodletting, according to Raymond James.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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Roxana Saberi, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
That bloodletting resulted in legislation that banned ownership of most automatic and semiautomatic rifles and drastically reduced the number of mass killings in Australia.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
Another way of contextualizing the scale of the bloodletting is the war in Gaza, the bloodiest round of fighting between Israel and Palestinian terrorists since the latter’s war of independence in 1948.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
This month’s stock market losses won’t be the last of the bloodletting, according to Raymond James.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodletting
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The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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And if the trailer is any indication, there will be a lot of bloodshed in Season 3.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Digwa, 23, was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with an 8-inch (21 centimeter) Sikh dagger and sentenced this week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Jenny’s murder strengthens her resolve.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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The paintings featured include scenes of unassuming houses visited by otherworldly guests, dead-eyed office workers, gravity-defying displays and lambs being led to the slaughter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The slaughter of Australian infantry at the hands of Turkish guns on the coastal region of Gallipoli has become emblematic of the pointless loss of life during this cruel conflict.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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Dozens of wave riders, bodyboarders and surfers attempted the steep, shallow drop as the peaks formed, some propelling down the building-size waves with expertise, others wiping out to the gasp of spectators who got a front-row seat on the sand to the carnage.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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Despite the carnage, traders aren't backing away from this space.—
Tyler Bailey,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Fisher was convicted of first-degree murder and was serving life without parole in a 1996 killing, according to court and prison records.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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An 18-year-old Wisconsin man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for his role in the brutal killing of a 5-year-old Milwaukee boy whose disappearance later led to changes in state law.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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But the massacre weighs on him.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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In 1870, when the novel begins, the spot was home to the Coronel Block, a building that included the homes and businesses of many of the Chinese residents of downtown Los Angeles killed or injured in the massacre.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Evers' death, the first slaying of a national leader in the movement, helped lead to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The slaying has people in the retirement community on edge.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The only person who can stop this butchery is the President of the Russian Federation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 May 2026
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There’s no foraging, no organic garden to pluck basil and chili peppers from, no local butchery next door…and if there isn’t enough food flown in to account for multi-day weather delays?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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“Bloodletting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodletting. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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