as in pogrom
the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genocide
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Its residents have burned Palestinian olive groves, cars, homes, and mosques, and rampaged through villages in deadly attacks that even some Israeli officials have felt comfortable calling pogroms.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
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Lesser recounted his story of survival, detailing how his family evaded the Krakow Ghetto, escaped a Nazi pogrom, and endured the Bochnia Ghetto, according to a news release.—
Dawn Giangiulio,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Commentators sometimes compare dictators to Herod, the king who ordered the massacre of children in his quest to kill the infant Christ.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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What began in Manchester with an 1819 massacre of peasants gave birth to the world's first workers' movements, trade unions and an idea of equality that has fueled social justice and labor movements around the world.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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Cinematic games are meant for one or two sessions full of tense moments, human intrigue and alien slaughter.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Of course, Mari could have survived the slaughter if some of the other girls — including Van (Liv Hewson) and Taissa (Brown) — had it their way.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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What may do us in isn’t a meteor, a nuclear holocaust or a superpandemic.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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What may do us in isn’t a meteor, a nuclear holocaust or a superpandemic.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Watching the ramps drop down over the walls, the barrels roll out onto the battlefield, and the fiery carnage brought on by their explosions?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2025
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TikTok is peppered with videos of carnage at the movie theaters: huge bags of popcorn exploding across aisles, oceans of bodies roiling up and down, rolls of toilet paper flying from seats C2 to K14, boys being escorted by police out of screening rooms.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Abby’s friends disarm Ellie, and then Abby murders Joel in front of Ellie’s eyes.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Jones is charged with murder, abduction and felonious assault, WTVG reported.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Researchers also uncovered hippo bones with butchery marks, indicating early humans at the site used the large mammals for food.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Mar. 2025
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This site, containing hominin remains and butchery marks on animal remains, is dated to around 1.85 million years ago.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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European troops could be deployed to Ukraine under a potential ceasefire deal brokered by President Donald Trump, according to report on efforts to end the bloodshed following Russia's invasion of its neighbor.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Parliament swiftly lifted martial law, and law enforcement institutions including military, police, and security services avoided potential bloodshed by exercising restraint despite tense stand-offs.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Genocide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genocide. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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