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Recent Examples of bloodshed
His provocative poem revolved around a cycle of bloodshed and called out Israel’s prime minister.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Political disagreement must never descend into bloodshed.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Several videos posted online show the event, including the moment the shot was fired and the subsequent bloodshed.
—Mandy Taheri
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The Pentagon may have been called the Department of Defense, but the reality was one of endless campaigns and bloodshed.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Political disagreement must never descend into bloodshed.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Several videos posted online show the event, including the moment the shot was fired and the subsequent bloodshed.
—Mandy Taheri
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The Pentagon may have been called the Department of Defense, but the reality was one of endless campaigns and bloodshed.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
Noun
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Cobb was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree and cruelty to children in the second degree, both felonies, police said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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In other fiction news, there’s a radically new take on the murder-in-a-small-town genre by Chris Kraus, fresh, unusual stories by Katherine Dunn, and a tear-jerker by Mitch Albom, among many others.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Harwicz’s books are most generously appreciated as spelunking missions into the cave of the unwell mind, untethered from our op-ed pages or the unspeakable carnage available to us every day on our Instagram reels.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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Flurries of Revolutionary War battle reenactments were also recorded around the centennial, in 1876; participants then included many Civil War veterans, separated from real battlefield carnage by only a few summers.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Matt Jones and Christina Long discuss whats next for Arkansas football after the Notre Dame slaughter on Saturday.—
Christina Long,
Arkansas Online,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 1994 slaughter of 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda became the paradigmatic example, prosecuted at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and recognized by the UN Security Council.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The university also produced John Morse, a former Colorado senate president who earned national attention for his leadership in passing gun control legislation following the Aurora theater shooting and Sandy Hook massacre.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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On the day of the massacre, the shooter opened and walked through the west door with no hindrance, though it had been pulled shut by a teacher.—
Matthew J. Friedman,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fury over Caldwell’s killing is often credited with reinvigorating American troops; as such, she is frequently included in lists of women important to the war effort.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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The episode opens with Ted Bundy continuing his killing spree, and other murderers who appear throughout include Jerry Brudos and Richard Speck.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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But while the New Zealander won a Golden Globe for her portrayal in 2009, Paquin broke out long before Sookie was slinging drinks and slaying bloodsuckers.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Rocha has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the July 2022 slaying of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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But some violent crimes have fallen significantly—homicides by 39%, human trafficking offenses by 26%, and vehicular manslaughters by 75%.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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In 2023 alone, 280 girls aged 15-17 were charged with violent offenses, including murder and manslaughter.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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On the morning of June 3, Pandora's mother, Simone Kjolsrud, told The Republic that on May 26, the pair were victims of a double homicide while the teens were on a camping trip.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her death was listed an apparent homicide by the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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