bloody murder

adverb

Definition of bloody murdernext
as in blatantly

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Recent Examples of bloody murder Like Frank, Rick is obsessed with desire, but his ultimate goal is to commit bloody murder, rather than indulge in a series of increasingly elaborate hookups. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 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. — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for bloody murder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloody murder
  1. blatantly
  2. clearly
  3. lustily
  4. noisily
  5. vociferously
  6. loudly
  7. boisterously
  8. resoundingly
Adverb
  • Even as the busy restaurant bar reaches blatantly excessive noise levels even before Ninh’s fully done with his equipment, neighboring businesses are already having their patience tested.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Despite blatantly flouting regulations, these companies have continued to dodge responsibility and consequences.
    — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blatantly
Adverb
  • This forced the material into a single-domain state that could be measured more clearly.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This well-balanced and resilient Braves squad is clearly built for a deep postseason run.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of clearly
Adverb
  • Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of lustily
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of noisily
Adverb
  • These moves have once again foregrounded Paul's unproven claims that the SARS-Cov-2 virus came from a lab leak and that Fauci covered it up — a charge the scientist has vociferously denied.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • Certain members of the cast push the humor a little too vociferously.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of vociferously
Adverb
  • On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Clancy cried loudly in court as the first witness, a Massachusetts medical examiner, testified about performing an autopsy on her infant son.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of loudly
Adverb
  • Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith’s screenplay is littered with exaggerated stereotypes just waiting to be boisterously subverted.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026
  • These movies now add up to a canon greater than the sum of their boisterously funny, deliriously inventive parts.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 June 2026
Definition of boisterously
Adverb
  • Almost every day there is a new announcement about some resoundingly breathtaking AI innovation.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The usual English national anthem ‘God Save The King’ (or Queen, depending on the monarch at the time) was resoundingly rejected, finishing in third (aka last) place with a 12 per cent share.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of resoundingly

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