Thesaurus results for BLOODSHED

bloodshed

noun

Definition of bloodshed

as in murder

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Recent Examples of bloodshed The bloodshed comes as South Sudan prepares for its first national elections since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 As the country reflected on one year since the murder, Slota posted about the urgency to brace for the possibility of more bloodshed — just before his arrest that day. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 Playing estranged siblings gave the actresses an opportunity to clash and add tension to the story before the bloodshed began. — William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 The bloodshed returns after another 11-year hiatus, but the spatter is messier, thicker, and darker, seeping into a new vision by Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodshed

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Noun

One of the three Vallejo men considered suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Avtar Singh has been arrested, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said on Saturday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Greenfield resident Donald William Breeden was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail on two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

This is a war film in style and substance, emphasizing the mental exhaustion of a country that cannot handle any more carnage.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The unflinching depiction of the human toll of the kaiju carnage heightens the stakes, but it’s used to address larger themes as well.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of carnage

Noun

Animal welfare advocates have raised concerns that horses resold after leaving federal custody could ultimately enter slaughter channels.

— MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
The law exempts hunting, fishing, slaughter for food, euthanasia, scientific research and customary animal husbandry.

— CBS Minnesota, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

Hours earlier, Indiana executed a man for killing two children by setting a house fire in 2010, and in Alabama, a man received the last lethal injection of the day for his conviction in the killing of an elderly man and woman in a home robbery.

— KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
According to the Sheriff’s Office, investigators determined the killing resulted from a domestic situation and appears to be isolated.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of killing

Noun

The filing says Kirk’s slaying caused a train of events leading the FBI to investigate the SPLC and speak to a group that co-signed Kirk’s letter.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Adel Ramos, who shot and killed Sacramento Police Department Officer Tara O’Sullivan in an ambush-style slaying as O’Sullivan responded to a domestic violence call, was among the latest to be condemned in capital courts.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of slaying

Noun

Guzman faces multiple felony charges, including DUI, hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter.

— Conor McGill, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Mackenzie is also facing terrorism and manslaughter charges for the more than 200 other victims, as well as child abuse and torture charges in two other courts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of manslaughter

Noun

This day, Newsom recalls being joined by Pete Pianezzi, a former bank robber wrongly convicted of a 1937 Los Angeles double homicide.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Her death was ruled a homicide from blunt force trauma to the face and chest, according to court records.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

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