as in massacres
the organized killing of many helpless people usually because of their race or religion
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Recent Examples of pogroms
Irish farmers running from famine, Germans displaced by war, and Russian and Ukrainian Jews escaping pogroms.
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Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.
—Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.
—Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2026
Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Gluckowsky likened the Bondi Beach attack to the pogroms that European Jews endured for centuries.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
In Iași alone over a three-day period in June 1941, more than 13,000 Jews — more than a third of the city’s Jewish population — were massacred, marking one of the worst pogroms of World War II.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Over centuries of living under Christian rule, Jews were subject to periods of favor and periods of persecution, pogroms, and expulsions.
—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
Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.
—Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.
—Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2026
Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Gluckowsky likened the Bondi Beach attack to the pogroms that European Jews endured for centuries.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
In Iași alone over a three-day period in June 1941, more than 13,000 Jews — more than a third of the city’s Jewish population — were massacred, marking one of the worst pogroms of World War II.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Over centuries of living under Christian rule, Jews were subject to periods of favor and periods of persecution, pogroms, and expulsions.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pogroms
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But then the day that this film got to the peak of its accolades and recognition in the world was exactly the peak of the massacres happening in Iran.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The massacres perpetrated by the Islamic regime disqualify it and require that the voice be given back to the people.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Most genocides begin with extraordinarily compelling stories—ones that transform neighbors and friends into interlopers, invaders, infections, and infestations.—
Sayantani DasGupta
February 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Thus could Samantha Power berate American governments for their failure to intervene in genocides everywhere.—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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Naturally, the theft of the ghost shirt by the stooges in the employ of Roy Lee is accompanied by many deceased bodies — the first of the many bloodbaths in Americana, which has a distressingly expedient approach to on-screen carnage.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 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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