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holocausts

noun

plural of holocaust

as in fires

a destructive burning the holocaust caused by the ignited chemicals completely destroyed the factory and several surrounding homes

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the killing of a large number of people as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge

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Every winter, house fires spike as the temperature drops and candles come out for cozy nights and holiday gatherings.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Boots, knitwear, leather jackets, fires going at home, long Sunday lunches.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of fires

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The wars, weddings, births, massacres, famines, our triumphs, our defeats, our past.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
So please do not celebrate Palestinian steadfastness as though we were placed on this earth to provide inspiring images of survival between massacres.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of massacres

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The soaring temperatures have caused raging infernos across southern France and Spain, with European wildfires burning through 56% more land than in prior years.

— Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026
From a military perspective though, this strike, and the infernos which have engulfed other Wildberries facilities, have some important lessons for the rest of the world.

— David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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By the eighth century, Charlemagne was organizing mass slaughters of the animal while the Church, wary of its earlier status as living god, denounced the bear as lewd, noting its disturbing resemblance to humans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
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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