as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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Recent Examples of carnage
The carnage comes for those willing to absorb it.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The ensuing carnage was swift and savage.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Harwicz’s books are most generously appreciated as spelunking missions into the cave of the unwell mind, untethered from our op-ed pages or the unspeakable carnage available to us every day on our Instagram reels.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Flurries of Revolutionary War battle reenactments were also recorded around the centennial, in 1876; participants then included many Civil War veterans, separated from real battlefield carnage by only a few summers.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carnage
Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The ensuing carnage was swift and savage.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Harwicz’s books are most generously appreciated as spelunking missions into the cave of the unwell mind, untethered from our op-ed pages or the unspeakable carnage available to us every day on our Instagram reels.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Flurries of Revolutionary War battle reenactments were also recorded around the centennial, in 1876; participants then included many Civil War veterans, separated from real battlefield carnage by only a few summers.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnage
Noun
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After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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During this second season, which ended up being the final one, a lot of people felt the massacre in Ghorman resonated with the real world, specifically Gaza.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Here’s The Denver Post’s stock report from the slaughter.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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