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
Beyond the sociopolitical commentary, the narrative explores the power of friendship to provide light in total darkness, examining how human connections can be forged even in a culture that thrives on carnage and division.
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
The original has a special place in our black hearts, but its two modern remakes have just as many jump scares and Christmas carnage.
—Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The 27-year-old suburban Philadelphia native remembers only hearing second-hand accounts of the carnage around him.
—CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025
Rather the answer, according to Obama’s wordsmith, is to take cell phones away from American children who are seeing this carnage on social media and who are rightly horrified.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
The original has a special place in our black hearts, but its two modern remakes have just as many jump scares and Christmas carnage.
—Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The 27-year-old suburban Philadelphia native remembers only hearing second-hand accounts of the carnage around him.
—CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025
Rather the answer, according to Obama’s wordsmith, is to take cell phones away from American children who are seeing this carnage on social media and who are rightly horrified.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carnage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnage
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The horrifying reports of the massacre of hundreds of Sudanese civilians after the Darfur city of El Fasher was captured by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week were the latest chapter in a brutal conflict that has killed more than 150,000 people over the past two and a half years.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The first of the previous massacres in Darfur occurred in the town of El Geneina, in April, 2023; fifteen thousand unarmed civilians were killed.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Kohbergers’ pride in Bryan was shattered by the revelation that he was suspected of and later admitted to the slaughter.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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One wonders if Christ, who stormed the temple shouting that the Lord demands mercy, not sacrifice, freeing lambs and goats meant for ritual slaughter, would cheer bruin thrill killing.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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