as in pogrom
the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group
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There was no forgetting the notorious Confederate prison camps like Andersonville and Salisbury, the Confederate pogrom at Fort Pillow, and the fact that the South had seceded in the first place to perpetuate and expand an elite-serving economy based on human chattel.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
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In 1881, in reaction to pogroms in Russia, Jewish groups that called themselves Lovers of Zion began organizing migration to Palestine and helped establish agricultural settlements there.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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During this second season, which ended up being the final one, a lot of people felt the massacre in Ghorman resonated with the real world, specifically Gaza.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Here’s The Denver Post’s stock report from the slaughter.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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Angel Studios’ Nazi holocaust drama Truth & Treason, based on a true story, opened in sixth place with $2.7 million from 2,106 locations.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
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During our conversation, Brown compared Praxis to Israel—minus a world war and a holocaust, of course.—
Vittoria Elliott,
Wired News,
26 Sep. 2025
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In order to stop the potential carnage, Sundae must head to the shore.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The brutal aftermath of what Ukraine said was a Russian strike on Kharkiv that hit a kindergarten was laid bare in a video shared by Ukrainian emergency services, with crying children seen being carried away from the carnage.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Marty works his connections to learn that Frank won’t be charged for Arthur’s murder — the official verdict is that accidents happen when confused old men own guns.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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For example, Swan Lake, created with Jacki Apple, combines a film noir murder trope with the glitzy alluring language of high-end advertising.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Coins, bracelets, cutting devices for manicures and butchery, projectiles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ho is the owner of the Royce, a downtown Detroit wine bar; Marrow, the award-winning restaurant and neighborhood butchery shop in Detroit’s West Village, and Marrow Birmingham on Hamilton Row in Birmingham.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The country has faced years of bloodshed from Boko Haram militants and armed bandits, whose motives are often linked more to territorial control and ransom than to religion.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Genocide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genocide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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