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Recent Examples of bloody murder
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.
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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
What one neighbor described as a typical Friday morning in a small Houston suburb turned into a bloody murder scene over an alleged affair.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2023
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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
What one neighbor described as a typical Friday morning in a small Houston suburb turned into a bloody murder scene over an alleged affair.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloody murder
Adverb
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The right side is nearly always wrong and blatantly lying, while the left side supposedly stumbles into falsehood every once in a while.—
Tim Graham,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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When asked about what made that particular play so effective, Kerr almost laughed, the answer blatantly obvious.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Affordability is clearly the most significant political theme running through both local and national politics today.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Johnson, who was also posting memes in reaction to the news of Gardner and Williams being traded, was clearly devastated to see his teammates and friends leave the Jets.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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One play after a Jalen Hurts fumble — and only three plays into the second half — the Philadelphia Eagles were trailing the Los Angeles Rams 26-7 in their NFC championship game rematch, with an offensive effort that was lustily booed by the home crowd.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Anne, too, is quite busy having her baby, noisily.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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But what happens when everyone who can noisily quit already has?—
Keren Landman,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Dani has fallen asleep, though only after complaining vociferously about the light.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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India has never confirmed the number and had initially vociferously denied any of its jets were downed.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Zohran Mamdani on His Unlikely Rise When the screens at the Brooklyn Paramount event confirmed his victory, attendees loudly cheered for minutes on end.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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In an hour’s span, three trucks leaving the construction site silenced the conversation, growling loudly down Rockland Drive.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Shot in Montreal by David Picard, directed by Stefanie Soho, and styled by longtime Aldo collaborator Cary Tauben, the campaign includes moments like a woman walking onto a karaoke stage for a solo number and a young man at first reserved and then boisterously attempting to play the tuba.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adverb
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In November 2024, Arizona voters resoundingly passed Proposition 312.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Harris resoundingly rejected this argument.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Bloody murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody%20murder. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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