as in bloody
smeared or stained with blood
had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed
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Recent Examples of bloodstained
Then Nordby helped lead a search of Edwards home, finding bloodstained towels tucked away in trash bags in the garage and traces of blood all over his bedroom that apparently had been tried to be washed away.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Two bodies lie in the bloodstained snow next to the entrance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
After an initial search of the home, deputies found Fullerton's body, along with a .22 caliber revolver and bloodstained clothing.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 24 Apr. 2024
Oh was there at the rallies, next to people bearing signs reading asian life matter and = rights = protections over the image of a bloodstained bullet hole.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Two bodies lie in the bloodstained snow next to the entrance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
After an initial search of the home, deputies found Fullerton's body, along with a .22 caliber revolver and bloodstained clothing.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 24 Apr. 2024
Oh was there at the rallies, next to people bearing signs reading asian life matter and = rights = protections over the image of a bloodstained bullet hole.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodstained
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.—
Karen Kucher,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.—
Jonece Starr Dunigan,
AL.com,
14 July 2017
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
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Nicknamed the Worm Moon, the lunation is also known as a Blood Moon because of its reddish hue that glows as a result of its alignment between the Earth and the sun.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Two of nature’s most dazzling phenomena overlapped during a narrow window on March 13, 2025, when totality — the period when the lunar surface turns a reddish color — lasted just 65 minutes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Bloodstained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodstained. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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