Thesaurus results for BLOODSHED

bloodshed

noun

Definition of bloodshed

as in murder

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Recent Examples of bloodshed 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 There is plenty of bloodshed and adrenaline, but those action scenes serve mostly as retribution and to tie up loose plot points. — Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026 Motoki portrays Murashige as curiously recessive — someone who has laid waste to myriad foes and has now lost his taste for bloodshed. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Even in 2026, the category’s identity is anchored in infamous scenes of maiming, torture, and cathartic bloodshed. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodshed

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Noun

The judge presiding over the case of Jorge Barahona, charged with the brutal murder of his daughter, said Barahona must be prepared to go to trial — or to reach a plea deal.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Clancy was charged with three counts of murder for the 2023 deaths of her three children in Massachusetts.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

This is because the costs of maintaining a herd—feed, fertilizer and equipment—have gone up as a result of tariffs and drought, so fewer farmers breed cows for slaughter, which restricts beef supply.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Massie is urging Congress to pass the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act, which would expand federal meat inspection exemptions to include products prepared at local slaughter facilities that are to be sold in the same state.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaughter

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Poho said the case was about more than compensation, explaining that the effects of the massacre had been felt across the wider Sharpeville community.

— Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Just last month, two key organizers behind what used to be the only large-scale public commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil were found guilty of inciting subversion.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of massacre

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After a weeks-long trial, the jury found Donna guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation of murder in the for-hire killing of Markel.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Judge Andy Porter found Tracy Walters not guilty by reason of insanity in the December 2021 killing of Cynthia Cervantes, a social worker and Navy veteran.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of killing

Noun

Following the mistrial declaration, some legal experts suggested that the prosecution aimed too high in charging Clancy with first-degree murder, noting a lower charge, such as second-degree murder or manslaughter, might have won over the jury.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
The jury can also convict Clancy of lesser charges — second-degree murder or manslaughter — or deem her not guilty due to lack of criminal responsibility.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of manslaughter

Noun

And one police chief in Washington state said that since installing Flock, his city of Lakewood has experienced a rare 15-month stretch without a homicide.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026
Baltimore police have arrested a man in connection with a homicide that happened on August 20.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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