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Recent Examples of bloody murder
The media, Democrats and their NGO allies are crying bloody murder, but most Americans employed in the private sector understand that layoffs are an unpleasant fact of working life.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Lucy wakes at exactly 3:33 am every morning, plagued by horrific visions, and her nightmares draw her into the orbit of police detective Ravi Dhillon’s (Nikesh Patel) investigations of a bloody murder and a child’s abduction.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
After a bloody murder sends a high school party into a panic, Winnie ends up saving her brother Jimmy (Aiden Howard) by killing Waters.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
This one comes with sledgehammer and a penchant for bloody murder.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Lucy wakes at exactly 3:33 am every morning, plagued by horrific visions, and her nightmares draw her into the orbit of police detective Ravi Dhillon’s (Nikesh Patel) investigations of a bloody murder and a child’s abduction.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
After a bloody murder sends a high school party into a panic, Winnie ends up saving her brother Jimmy (Aiden Howard) by killing Waters.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
This one comes with sledgehammer and a penchant for bloody murder.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloody murder
Adverb
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Of course, no one bothers with that, even with the content that’s blatantly generated.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
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Ahead of the festival, the director called out the Oscars for being blatantly apolitical this year.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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The whole episode is a reminder to product designers everywhere that users can be extremely sensitive to the seemingly smallest changes — and Spotify clearly had not anticipated that a teeny-tiny disco ball drop would prove to be unpopular.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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In the video, which has been viewed by NBC News, the car can be seen clearly coming to a stop.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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He was lustily booed, and also maybe eight.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Despite that underlying tension, kids play on the street outside while the large family has a dynamic like any other — noisily squabbling, joking, or in the case of the matriarchal grandmother, Mariam (Hiam Abbass), preparing a meal in a kitchen plagued by constant utility outages.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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As Lurie was transitioning into the mayor’s office, union workers were noisily picketing outside several of the largest hotels in San Francisco.—
J.D. Morris,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Arena Monterrey booed vociferously as Erik and Ivar laid out Psycho Clown with a double powerbomb.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Cuban Americans, usually vociferously anti-Castro, are clustered in Florida.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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While these instruments might be heard loudly on the streets, they have been banned at the World Cup this year in Mexico to prevent excessive noise.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Tonight, the people of the great state of California in the greatest nation on earth have spoken loudly and proudly.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Two Runner is buttressed by a cavalcade of boisterously rootsy country acts all deeply versed in their genre’s bloodlines, who freely celebrate them with aplomb.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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They’re often boisterously stuffed into the frame together in scenes of performing and partying.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Sherman, who at 71 has served almost 30 years in Congress, resoundingly beat out Levine by more than 20 points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Voters in a Southern California city moved to cement what is believed to be the nation's first ban on data centers, appearing to resoundingly approve a ballot measure that prohibits the facilities citywide.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Bloody murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody%20murder. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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