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
Despite the carnage, traders aren't backing away from this space.
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Tyler Bailey, CNBC, 9 June 2026
War of the Worlds was an obvious and devastating response to the carnage of 9/11, updating the classic novel to a modern-day depiction of a society coming undone in the face of an apocalyptic alien invasion.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
The carnage comes just 24 hours before Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs at MSG, which sits right above Penn Station.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
On its walls are commemorated more than 72,000 British soldiers still missing from the war cemeteries that dot the landscape of the Somme valley, 72,000 people whose bodies were never identified from the carnage.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
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Tyler Bailey, CNBC, 9 June 2026
War of the Worlds was an obvious and devastating response to the carnage of 9/11, updating the classic novel to a modern-day depiction of a society coming undone in the face of an apocalyptic alien invasion.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
The carnage comes just 24 hours before Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs at MSG, which sits right above Penn Station.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
On its walls are commemorated more than 72,000 British soldiers still missing from the war cemeteries that dot the landscape of the Somme valley, 72,000 people whose bodies were never identified from the carnage.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnage
Noun
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Smiley Martin died in 2024 in Sacramento County Main Jail awaiting trial in the massacre.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Six years later, 49 people were killed and and more than 50 were injured on June 12, 2016, in the Orlando, Florida, massacre at Pulse, a nightclub popular with LGBTQ+ men of color.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The paintings featured include scenes of unassuming houses visited by otherworldly guests, dead-eyed office workers, gravity-defying displays and lambs being led to the slaughter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The slaughter of Australian infantry at the hands of Turkish guns on the coastal region of Gallipoli has become emblematic of the pointless loss of life during this cruel conflict.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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