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Recent Examples of killing field
Israel has consistently dehumanized my people and turned Gaza into a killing field with the help of its powerful friends.
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Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
But these things will only underscore that 1950s auto racing was a brutal killing field.
—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
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Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
But these things will only underscore that 1950s auto racing was a brutal killing field.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for killing field
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Russia’s ability to produce the drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), en masse meant Moscow could cut Ukrainian supply lines with drone attacks well behind the front lines.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Ukraine, putting that part of the country in particular on the front lines of Russia's war against its neighbor and Moscow's wider showdown with the NATO alliance.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Podcasts: True crime, in-depth interviews and more USA TODAY podcasts right here Dana Taylor: The midterm elections are heating up and battle lines are being drawn in cities and towns across the country in places like Riverside County, California.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Generational and ideological battle lines were drawn; perhaps most bitterly, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and aligned super political action committees spent $7 million in this district alone.—
David Daley,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Chicago White Sox surrendered five runs in the second inning on Wednesday, falling 8-2 to the Los Angeles Angels in front of 23,338 at Angel Stadium.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Last year, on Archie's 6th birthday, Meghan shared a photo of her son looking out at the ocean with the sun in front of him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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“Killing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20field. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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