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bloodsheds

noun

plural of bloodshed
as in massacres

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodsheds
  1. massacres
  2. killings
  3. murders
  4. slaughters
  5. homicides
  6. manslaughters
  7. bloodbaths
  8. foul play
Noun
  • The wars, weddings, births, massacres, famines, our triumphs, our defeats, our past.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • So please do not celebrate Palestinian steadfastness as though we were placed on this earth to provide inspiring images of survival between massacres.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of massacres
Noun
  • The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of killings
Noun
  • But, according to the warrant, location data from the Equinox show the vehicle leaving Gonzalez’s house in Florida City and traveling to the scene of the murders.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators stressed that the poison was not the potassium cyanide used in the Tylenol murders.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of murders
Noun
  • By the eighth century, Charlemagne was organizing mass slaughters of the animal while the Church, wary of its earlier status as living god, denounced the bear as lewd, noting its disturbing resemblance to humans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of slaughters
Noun
  • South Africa has extremely high rates of violent crime, with official police statistics recording 5,427 homicides in the latest three-month period between April and June at an average of nearly 60 homicides a day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The shooting is the latest in a series of mass killings in South Africa, where police recorded 5,427 homicides during a recent three-month period.
    — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of homicides
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of manslaughters
Noun
  • Amid the bloodbaths and whimsy, however, Eddie is evolving into someone new.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Your Night Manager and Something Very Bad characters both made big decisions that led to bloodbaths.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Definition of bloodbaths
Noun
  • McCabe said there was no obvious evidence of foul play at the scene and that a death investigation was underway.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At the time of the incident, the Tesla vehicle was not in autopilot mode, while a CHP officer told the Los Angeles Times it was believed to be an accident with no signs of foul play.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of foul play
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“Bloodsheds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodsheds. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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