Thesaurus results for BLOODSHED

bloodshed

noun

Definition of bloodshed

as in murder

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Recent Examples of bloodshed And thanks to careful planning by Alicent (Olivia Cooke), the palace welcomes Rhaenyra with only some bloodshed. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026 The country finds itself in cycle after cycle of bloody civil war, intensified by a brutal intramilitary power struggle and exploitative foreign powers like the United Arab Emirates seeking an opportunity to profit from the bloodshed. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 After Brown and some of his allies raided the homes of slavery supporters and killed five of them in 1856, more bloodshed followed. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Some took place in dormitories on campus, examining quiet moments between friends or lovers—even these inward-looking stories weren’t spared bloodshed that year. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodshed

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Noun

The sheriff's office said ballistic testing performed with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives later produced forensic evidence linking the two murders.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Nearly three years after Ebony Duncan vanished after leaving work in Independence, a Jackson County jury has found her former boyfriend guilty of second-degree murder.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

The shenanigans are interrupted by news that the French have retaken Fort Douaumont, marking the end of the carnage at Verdun.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
This is the beautiful, idealized land of Ithaca finally being consumed by the carnage from across the seas.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of carnage

Noun

When poultry get infected, there is a near-zero chance of survival, so governments across the world have embarked on mass slaughter campaigns in infected farms to slow the spread.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Bison slaughter was a form of biocide in service of genocide, although neither ultimately achieved its aims.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

Definition of slaughter

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

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

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

Definition of slaying

Noun

Police are investigating the death as a possible manslaughter, per the Sun.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
The two each now face 15 years to life in state prison, if convicted of second-degree murder; or a lesser sentence of up to 11 years per count if convicted of voluntary manslaughter.

— Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of manslaughter

Noun

Fort Worth Police Department homicide detectives on Monday arrested Alonzo Reyes, 18, and Gerald Chamberlain, 17, on suspicion of murder in the alleged ruse.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
In 2022, by contrast, there had been almost twice as many homicides by the midpoint of the year, with 50 people killed in Denver by July 1, including 14 children.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 20 July 2026

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