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as in red
smeared or stained with blood
after the fight, her shirt was all bloody
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as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
a bloody battle a bloody movie that is unsuitable for children
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as in to damage
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption
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Recent Examples of bloody
Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
There’s a sense of surrender in the way this tune eroticizes total passivity, giving up control, just letting your feelings pound you to a bloody pulp.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
One agent was left bloodied by a rioter.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Police also found a gun that matched the forensics of bullets used in the murder, as well as a pair of shoes that matched bloody footprints left in Hosic's garage.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
There’s a sense of surrender in the way this tune eroticizes total passivity, giving up control, just letting your feelings pound you to a bloody pulp.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
He was bloodied in the first half, literally giving blood and sweat to complete the goal.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
One agent was left bloodied by a rioter.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloody
Adjective
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Video emerged online showing a red Ferrari shooting out of a tunnel along the highway at a high speed, slamming into a concrete barrier where the road curved and erupting into flames.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The franchise originally began with the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel and starring Gunnar Hansen as the murderous Leatherface.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Montgomery, 31, also had a huge hand in shaping his murderous Faces of Death character, Arthur, who re-creates and uploads videos of the kills shown in the 1978 mondo horror film.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Data from the German Aerospace Center, which analyzes global development, cross-referenced with images from ICEYE and Vantor show that buildings making up the peripheries of the cities damaged by this year’s fires mostly sprang up in the 2000s and 2010s.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The marble that makes up the bathrooms comes from nearby quarries; some have marble from a nearby quarry, and others have the same reddish marble used at Le Petit Trianon at Versailles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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That being said, if a package of beef looks a bit brown, reddish-brown, or a more dull pink, this doesn’t necessarily mean the meat is bad, Brekke confirms.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
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Morrison, whose junior season was marred by injury, has been the ringleader.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The park's 120th operating season, which kicked off April 3, was marred by several fights between groups of teens, culminating in three arrests.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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The film is fairly gory, and Taccone recently endured his own experience of body horror; while attempting to finish a mural at his home in Connecticut, the director fell from a ladder and shattered his pelvis, leaving him unable to walk for months.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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The jury saw photos and video of the scene, including one gory top-down photo.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Derrick White, who endured his third straight brutal shooting game (3-for-12; 1-for-8 from three), set up Tatum’s dagger with one of his two fourth-quarter offensive rebounds.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The right-hander, who signed a two-year, $22 million deal with a club option for 2028 in the offseason, has had a brutal start to his tenure with San Francisco (11-15).—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Police said the driver of the SUV was not injured and is cooperating with investigators.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Joshua Jahn, 29, killed a detainee, injured two others and fatally shot himself.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Bloody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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