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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
Noun
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Reports from Ukraine on Sunday indicated a quietening of the front lines, but officials still reported Russian assaults and drone attacks and said Kyiv would match Moscow's actions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Those affect the back and front lines, as Ferland Mendy and Kylian Mbappé target returns to action despite not being involved in the games leading up to the final.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The fight over the U.S. Department of Education has begun, but the battle lines are a little blurry.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Whatever the case, the battle lines surrounding Wagnergate were clear: those who favored a more hawkish policy toward Russia, including powerful figures in Poroshenko’s camp, had used the incident as a cudgel against Zelensky and his team.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The police chief was invited to come out and get in front of the issue, and the councilmember stood by his side.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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As first reported by Dan Goodin for Ars Technica, the problem sits with the Remote Desktop Protocol used to enable a remote user to log in and use their Windows machine as if they were physically sat in front of it.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Killing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20field. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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