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
Barack Obama responded that the candidates could do more than one thing at a time, and Obama was elected to deal with the economic carnage.
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The show tells the stories of young soldiers caught in the abyss of the Vietnam War and the protest movement that sought to end the carnage.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Even with Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland sidelined by a toe issue for the second consecutive game, the carnage remained almost effortless for Cleveland.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
What all his films have in common is an intellectual curiosity as fierce as the carnage.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The show tells the stories of young soldiers caught in the abyss of the Vietnam War and the protest movement that sought to end the carnage.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Even with Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland sidelined by a toe issue for the second consecutive game, the carnage remained almost effortless for Cleveland.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
What all his films have in common is an intellectual curiosity as fierce as the carnage.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnage
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Raphael is a survivor of the Oct. 7, 2023 Nova Festival massacre in Israel, which was part of a surprise attack in which Hamas raiders murdered more than 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 250 men, women and children.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
13 May 2025
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India accused Pakistan of backing the militants who carried out the massacre, an allegation Islamabad denied.—
Rajesh Roy,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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Because the world keeps beginning and ending the same way, with the slaughter of the innocent, with the massacre of the blameless, and there’s not a thing anyone can do.—
Li-Young Lee,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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Even after the slaughter of the animal, there’s no restitution for its owner or the audience.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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