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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Ronaldo is clearly more economical with his running — staying more static between the width of the goalposts — meaning Portugal are less fluid across the front line.
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Russia’s economy has become dominated by the war effort, with the country’s industrial and technological base increasingly dedicated to serving needs on the front lines.
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Sanders’ remarks after the meeting with Altman reflected the emerging political battle lines for November, and likely into 2028.
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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.
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Los Angeles was back in front by the end of the third via a run-scoring single by Max Muncy and Alex Call’s sacrifice fly to right.
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Larin was standing directly in front of Xhaka and got hit byXhaka's cleat after the Swiss captain went to kick the ball.
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“Killing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20field. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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