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Recent Examples of bloodshed
That time, the streets of Culiacán became a battlefield, and the government had to back down to contain the bloodshed.
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Diana García, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in many, many countries.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
The violence has fueled fears that the bloodshed could hurt tourism ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
In this scenario, the CJNG would fracture into smaller, warring factions, producing more obscene levels of bloodshed as potential replacements try to prove their mettle.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Diana García, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in many, many countries.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
The violence has fueled fears that the bloodshed could hurt tourism ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
In this scenario, the CJNG would fracture into smaller, warring factions, producing more obscene levels of bloodshed as potential replacements try to prove their mettle.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
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Emails obtained by Fox 5 DC and WJLA-TV show that the Fairfax County Police Department had warned Descano’s office multiple times about Jalloh in the months leading up to Minter’s murder.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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She is charged with murder and criminal obstruction of breathing.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Playoff carnage San Diego Section teams did not fare well in Tuesday’s opening round of the Southern California playoffs.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Authorities said Ndiaga Diagne, 53, was killed in a shootout with members of the Austin Police Department following the carnage in the heart of the city’s entertainment district.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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His parents wanted to make sure that he and his older brother would never get sucked into such slaughter.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Colt Gray is accused of using the firearm his father should have secured to carry out the slaughter about 45 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.—
Dan Gallo,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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Colin Gray knew his son was obsessed with school shooters, even having a shrine in his bedroom to Nikolas Cruz, the shooter in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, prosecutors said.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Colin Gray knew his son was obsessed with school shooters, even having a shrine in his bedroom to the shooter in the 2018 massacre at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, prosecutors said.—
Jeff Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lebanon has been pulled deep into the war in the Middle East since Hezbollah opened fire to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader, igniting an Israeli offensive which has killed nearly 500 people in Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities − with the death toll rising by around 100 a day.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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In Mexico, reactions from organized crime following the killing of a major cartel leader, and abroad, a military incursion in Iran, have forced FIFA to divide its attention across multiple fronts.—
Abraham Nudelstejer,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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When asked about the jewelry shop homicides, the second teen identified Thomas as the driver of the getaway vehicle and identified both Thomas and the nephew in still images before and after the slaying.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Dimitrios Manessis was arrested Tuesday night and charged with murder and weapon possession for the slaying of 75-year-old retired public school math teacher George Dourdounas earlier that day.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, of Tustin turned herself in after she was charged with voluntary manslaughter and an enhancement of personal use of a firearm in the killing of sheriff’s Deputy Brittany Shaw in August, according to a news release.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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An Orange County Sheriff's Department deputy has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting her fiancée at their Tustin apartment last year, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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One of the handguns expelled the casing found at the scene of the homicide, Wolf’s lawyer stipulated at a preliminary hearing.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The shooting is being investigated as a homicide, and a person of interest has not been identified.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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