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pogrom

noun

Definition of pogrom

as in genocide

the organized killing of many helpless people usually because of their race or religion

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Recent Examples of pogrom My parents escaped the pogroms of eastern Europe, came here and faced hardships. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026 Blacks endured slavery, Jim Crow, and segregation; Jews carried centuries of antisemitism, pogroms, and exclusion. — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 24 May 2026 Most Jews in South Africa came from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia—escaping pogroms and the restrictions on their lives imposed by Czarist Russia, and attracted to South Africa by reports of newfound wealth. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 While the Chinese pavilion charmed visitors to the Centennial, Chinese immigrants in California were enduring racist pogroms. — Fergus M. Bordewich, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pogrom

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Noun

When the suitors’ massacre begins, Melantho tries to escape, but Penelope shuts the hall’s door on her and presumably seals her fate.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
That law was passed soon after the Parkland school shooting massacre that left 17 students and staff dead.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

But the slaughter is not painted as an unmitigated triumph for the Greeks.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
He was appalled by the slaughter, but, more than that, by the complacency of his neighbors, their willingness to ignore the bloody work being done under their noses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

That durability is especially striking given the carnage elsewhere in late night, especially among shows that were, literally or in spirit, spin-offs from The Daily Show.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
What follows is chaos and carnage not unlike that of the original The Evil Dead, but with a bigger budget and a much bleaker tone.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026

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