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
Over centuries of living under Christian rule, Jews were subject to periods of favor and periods of persecution, pogroms, and expulsions.
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
During the Crusades, the Inquisition, and countless pogroms, Jews were demonized as infidels who refused to abandon their faith, even under threat of death.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
And sure enough, Trump’s pogrom against pets has now spread beyond the People’s Republic of Cambridge.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
In the November pogrom, the antisemitisms of reason and emotion, of dispassionate law and thuggish violence, were brought into alignment for Hitler.
—Michael Scott Bryant, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2023
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
During the Crusades, the Inquisition, and countless pogroms, Jews were demonized as infidels who refused to abandon their faith, even under threat of death.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
And sure enough, Trump’s pogrom against pets has now spread beyond the People’s Republic of Cambridge.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
In the November pogrom, the antisemitisms of reason and emotion, of dispassionate law and thuggish violence, were brought into alignment for Hitler.
—Michael Scott Bryant, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pogrom
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After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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During this second season, which ended up being the final one, a lot of people felt the massacre in Ghorman resonated with the real world, specifically Gaza.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Here’s The Denver Post’s stock report from the slaughter.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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Angel Studios’ Nazi holocaust drama Truth & Treason, based on a true story, opened in sixth place with $2.7 million from 2,106 locations.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
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During our conversation, Brown compared Praxis to Israel—minus a world war and a holocaust, of course.—
Vittoria Elliott,
Wired News,
26 Sep. 2025
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And even then, SDSU would need help from carnage in the American.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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As the party collapses into collective, mob-like madness, despair is unleashed along with paranoia, depravity, violence, and carnage.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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