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Recent Examples of bloodshed
With filming on Season 2 of The Hunting Wives underway, Brittany Snow is immersed back in the drama and bloodshed of Maple Brook, Texas.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
The ceremony was opened by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who spoke about the terrible bloodshed and oppression in his homeland, and the importance of speaking out.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Jan. 2026
The bloodshed has to be as intense as the beauty is for characters like Kelson and Samson.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
The gathering, which has been a staple in the Conejo Valley Jewish community for a quarter of a century, drew a larger-than-normal crowd in the aftermath of the Bondi bloodshed, and the symbolic lighting of the menorah became even more powerful.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
The ceremony was opened by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who spoke about the terrible bloodshed and oppression in his homeland, and the importance of speaking out.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Jan. 2026
The bloodshed has to be as intense as the beauty is for characters like Kelson and Samson.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
The gathering, which has been a staple in the Conejo Valley Jewish community for a quarter of a century, drew a larger-than-normal crowd in the aftermath of the Bondi bloodshed, and the symbolic lighting of the menorah became even more powerful.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
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The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jackson, who famously won an acquittal in the murder trial of Karen Read and represented disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein, did not explain his decision to withdraw from the case.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The biggest market story of the day has been the carnage in software.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Activists offer new death toll While the protests have been halted for weeks after the crackdown, information trickling out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes is reaching activists, who have been trying to tally the carnage.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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All the noisy cheer-leading from afar while slaughter reigns on the ground and nothing is done to stop it,,, seems a lot more like irresponsible armchairing than the op-ed.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Authorities invoked the phrase in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations and in 2024 during university campus protests against Israel’s slaughter in Gaza.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a shocking piece of reporting, Cora Engelbrecht speaks to five Iranians who were present at the massacre and—with the help of video evidence and illustrations by Matt Huynh—shares their stories.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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What the massacre destroyed, a century of disinvestment calcified.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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The killing comes amid ongoing demonstrations across Iran, as anger continues to simmer over political repression, economic hardship and human rights abuses.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The image appears to show Ketter moving through a cloud of tear gas during a demonstration following the killing of Alex Pretti, which happened just minutes away from his store.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers from both parties are questioning federal narratives that contradict video perspectives of the slaying.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The details of the students' slaying emerged after Bryan Kohberger was sentenced in the killings.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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He was booked on suspicion of felony driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The two shooters, Jose Bedolla and Kevin Colindres, both 23, received 21-year sentences, also after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Police confirmed a homicide investigation is underway.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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