Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodsheds
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Tens of thousands of Sudanese civilians were killed by the RSF in massacres after the capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher alone last year.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
9 June 2026 -
Most significantly, Lepore found that readers wanted to know the full story of their country—the progress and the revanchism, the beauty and the ugliness, the racial massacres and the Indian New Deal.—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Goodson's death provoked public outrage in Ohio as the killings of Black people by White officers increased demands for police reform following the killing of Floyd by a White police officer in Minneapolis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Working with the Orange County and Santa Clara County DA's offices, investigators began working to return Kim to the United States for prosecution of both murders.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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In that time, her legend has only grown, and more and more horrific murders have been tied back to her.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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South Africa has extremely high violent crime rates, with the country recording more than 23,000 homicides in the last financial year, according to official crime statistics, an average of more than 60 a day.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Specifics of how he was linked to the homicides have not been released.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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Murders and nonnegligent manslaughters dropped by more than 66% in the time frame, with four reports in 2025 compared to 12 a year earlier.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Jan. 2026
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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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Your Night Manager and Something Very Bad characters both made big decisions that led to bloodbaths.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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Naturally, the theft of the ghost shirt by the stooges in the employ of Roy Lee is accompanied by many deceased bodies — the first of the many bloodbaths in Americana, which has a distressingly expedient approach to on-screen carnage.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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University police said there was no immediate indication of foul play.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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The school official added that the University of Kentucky Police Department was working with the Lexington-Fayette County Coroner, and an initial investigation did not indicate that foul play was involved.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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