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Recent Examples of killing field
But these things will only underscore that 1950s auto racing was a brutal killing field.
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Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
The province had been one enormous killing field, and there was nothing neat and tidy about the aftermath of a B-52 strike.
—George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
Ten years later, even those who have never set foot near Newtown, Connecticut, can conjure the scene painted by police of a first-grade classroom turned into a killing field.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
The fighting in Bucha intensified, and with Russian troops turning the city into a killing field, the family tried to flee by car on March 5.
—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022
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Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
The province had been one enormous killing field, and there was nothing neat and tidy about the aftermath of a B-52 strike.
—George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
Ten years later, even those who have never set foot near Newtown, Connecticut, can conjure the scene painted by police of a first-grade classroom turned into a killing field.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
The fighting in Bucha intensified, and with Russian troops turning the city into a killing field, the family tried to flee by car on March 5.
—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for killing field
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Every role brought me closer to the front lines—until I was embedded in a refugee community, doing work that felt meaningful and urgent.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Ukraine is short-handed on the front line against its bigger enemy and needs further military support from its Western partners, especially air defenses.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The battle lines have been drawn, and the pace of innovation is going to determine the ultimate winner.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Zelensky shared a map of Ukraine’s minerals with Reuters, and according to the news outlet, about half of a strip of land containing rare earths appeared to be on Russia’s side of the current battle lines.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s team is working furiously to keep the bill going on other fronts, too: seeking to discredit Congress’s nonpartisan scorekeeper while savaging Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for resisting the bill and its debt ceiling increase.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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On the Aussie front, beloved indie rockers Cloud Control re-enter the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 19 with their 2010 debut Bliss Release, following their surprise reunion after a seven-year hiatus.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
6 June 2025
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“Killing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20field. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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