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

Two men have been arrested on murder charges; a hearing for one defendant will resume Wednesday.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Eric Clark, 45, surrendered to police on Friday and is charged with murder.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

His skill for staging intimate moments between everyday people and action sequences brimming with John Wick-style carnage gets near-equal screen time, as does his eye for small touches and details that make big differences.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
There’s a blank panel next to the 14 crashes, an ominous open space ripe for fresh carnage.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of carnage

Noun

But horses still are shipped to Mexico or Canada for slaughter, so horse rescue operations see their job as a moral crusade.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of slaughter

Noun

Ernest Medina was acquitted of all charges related to the My Lai massacre after a military court found insufficient evidence to convict him.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The building, like much of the remaining infrastructure in Gaza, had been damaged by Israeli strikes in the war that began after the massacre of October 7, 2023, and which has now killed seventy-four thousand Palestinians.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

The investigation into Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza was shot at night on rooftops in Tel Aviv where the filmmakers interviewed Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers about destruction and loss of life.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
On the night of the killing, Gaines was involved in an altercation, recorded on video, with his brother who also lives on West 21st Place, according to Post-Tribune archives.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of killing

Noun

The strip club’s manager, who gave his name as Diego, told The News Thursday that he was not convinced the slaying stemmed from a simple crime of opportunity because the gunman had waited for the victim inside the club.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
During the trial, prosecutors said Kosowski was obsessed with Cozzi — and his fixation drove him to plot the slaying.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaying

Noun

Jury lists were sealed for both the 2024 mistrial and 2025 retrial of Karen Read, who was ultimately acquitted of charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter after her boyfriend died.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026
Tyree Gaines, 28, pleaded guilty, but mentally ill Friday to voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of manslaughter

Noun

South Africa recorded 5,427 homicides from April to July, according to the country's official crime statistics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Alyvia Cromwell, Cromwell’s sister, started a GoFundMe online fundraiser to gather donations to help the family pay for funeral costs and support the homicide victim’s 8-year-old son.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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