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 irony and meaninglessness of the carnage rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation in his day-to-day work.
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Faces of Death isn’t a remake of the infamous 1978 exploitation landmark, a faux documentary that positioned itself as an anthology of actual carnage (though much of its disturbing footage was fake).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Every shark movie owes a debt to the sacred mother Jaws, but the thriller about bitey creatures spreading carnage and mayhem in bad weather that Thrash most resembles is Alexandre Aja’s superior nail-biter, Crawl.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Their annual festive holiday gift exchange spirals into a cutthroat game of Christmas carnage.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Faces of Death isn’t a remake of the infamous 1978 exploitation landmark, a faux documentary that positioned itself as an anthology of actual carnage (though much of its disturbing footage was fake).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Every shark movie owes a debt to the sacred mother Jaws, but the thriller about bitey creatures spreading carnage and mayhem in bad weather that Thrash most resembles is Alexandre Aja’s superior nail-biter, Crawl.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Their annual festive holiday gift exchange spirals into a cutthroat game of Christmas carnage.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnage
Noun
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In Australia, a wide-ranging inquiry commission examining antisemitism after a massacre at a Hanukkah celebration heard this week from Jews who said escalating hatred has left them fearful and vulnerable.—
David Crary,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The massacre was inspired by Islamic State group, Australian police said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Back then, the sector focused on drugs that helped cattle and swine survive long enough to make slaughter weight.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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But Serkis prefers his Trojan horse without the slaughter.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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