Thesaurus results for BLOODSHED

bloodshed

noun

Definition of bloodshed

as in murder

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Recent Examples of bloodshed Jean called on Haitian authorities to take the necessary steps to stop the bloodshed and dismantle the armed groups. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 What is more likely to happen is a third uprising on the West Bank, followed by massive bloodshed between Palestinians and settlers. — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2026 The legacy of the steppe is not simply one of bloodshed and the muscular assertion of power, just as the legacy of European history is not just one of laws and the orderly restraint of power. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The Malheur standoff also drew in the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, which Northern California sheriffs credited for talking down the Henrichsens and ending last month’s kidnapping without bloodshed. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodshed

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Noun

David Kingsley was convicted of murder and manslaughter, while five other guards pleaded guilty to manslaughter for Brooks’ death.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
One youth has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Wednesday afternoon shooting near Raytown High School.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

That everyone commits so fearlessly — and with such straight faces — to the Zellners’ berserk world-building is a joy to behold, aided by a terrific jukebox soundtrack and a chaotic, entropic plot that builds and builds to insane levels of carnage.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Most notably, the infamous Circa Survivor saw nearly one-third of its record 25,017 entries (at $1,000 each) bounced by the Bolts — and by the way, include me in the carnage.

— Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of carnage

Noun

And so, at first light, when firefighters had won the day and the smoke cleared to reveal the ostrich flock still standing, the sight didn’t lead to any reconsideration of the night’s theories of clandestine slaughter.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
He was pulled from slaughter 15 minutes before being loaded on a truck.

— Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

The film offers a portrait of a remote Salvadoran village whose inhabitants carry the memory of a massacre during the country’s civil war.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Reports of the massacre in the settlement of about 2,000 reached the world through the testimonies of survivors who fled to neighboring Bangladesh.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

In 2023, Gellar brought her monster-slaying skills back to the small screen on the Paramount+ original series Wolf Pack, which was canceled after one season.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Jordan was found guilty by a jury in the cold case slaying, but a judge overturned that conviction.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaying

Noun

David Kingsley was convicted of murder and manslaughter, while five other guards pleaded guilty to manslaughter for Brooks’ death.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Alyssa Louise Anderson, the driver of the vehicle, has been arrested and booked into the Canyon County Jail on charges of vehicular manslaughter, aggravated DUI, and leaving the scene of an injury accident, according to online court records.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of manslaughter

Noun

Pembroke Pines officers asked the sheriff’s office to handle the homicide investigation — John retired from the Pembroke Pines Police Department following nearly 28 years of service and his on-duty motorcycle crash.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
The Harris County Medical Examiner's office determined her death was a homicide resulting from neck compression.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of homicide

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