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Recent Examples of sanguineous The viral TikTok dance sensation inspired by Wednesday star Jenny Ortega’s quirky moves that is set to the sanguineous 2011 Lady Gaga song has blown up so big that even Mother Monster couldn’t resist throwing her black veil into the ring. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanguineous
Adjective
  • The actress portrayed a psychotherapy patient with a mysterious connection to murderous creatures that terrorize a community.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • To tacitly discredit Peres and help Netanyahu’s chances, Hamas embarked on a murderous suicide bombing campaign.
    Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara with a screenplay by Hiroshi Seko, the movie follows Denji as his encounter with café worker Reze leads to a clash between intimate connection and bloody chaos.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In the process, the land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties and bloody betrayals.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The ensuing carnage was swift and savage.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Near the end of Robert Altman’s savage showbiz satire, Roberts appears briefly as herself, playing a part in a movie-within-a-movie about a woman on death row.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The film, documenting the intense, sanguinary attempt by Ukrainian soldiers to retake a village seized by Russian invaders, won Chernov the directing award for World Cinema Documentary at Sundance.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 July 2025
  • Mass shootings scarcely register anymore, unless the death toll reaches a certain sanguinary level.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
Adjective
  • Others, like Ghiath Dalla, a brigadier general whose forces were involved in violent repression of protests, is among several former officers plotting sabotage from Lebanon, according to ex-military commanders, who also shared text message exchanges with The Times.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … FED UP – Trump storms most violent US city with federal muscle as police group warns of soft-on-crime consequences.
    , FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As previously announced, Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Andrew Garfield is leading the feature that is now in production, portraying the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Sanguineous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanguineous. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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