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Recent Examples of bloodshed
That time, the streets of Culiacán became a battlefield, and the government had to back down to contain the bloodshed.
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Diana García, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in many, many countries.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
The violence has fueled fears that the bloodshed could hurt tourism ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
In this scenario, the CJNG would fracture into smaller, warring factions, producing more obscene levels of bloodshed as potential replacements try to prove their mettle.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Diana García, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in many, many countries.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
The violence has fueled fears that the bloodshed could hurt tourism ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
In this scenario, the CJNG would fracture into smaller, warring factions, producing more obscene levels of bloodshed as potential replacements try to prove their mettle.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
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Their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with their murder, accused of fatally stabbing them.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Officials identified the man as Grant Parker, who had been arrested last month on suspicion of murder.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At first, neither the US nor Israel wanted to take blame for the carnage.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 Mar. 2026
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Federal prosecutors said the pair hoped to inflict more carnage than the Boston Marathon bombing, which killed three people and injured more than 260 others in 2013.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Now after four years of ongoing horrors in Ukraine, and more than two years of watching slaughter and suffering in Gaza, the latest war filling our feeds is just another numbing form of content, a digital arena in which competing forces try to assert conflicting viewpoints.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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There’s enough poetic irony there to land the billionaire slaughter in the middle of the list.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, a survivor of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, said in a statement that the Michigan attack demonstrates yet again the consequences of hatred.—
Corey Williams,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Staff flagged a sign that features a photograph of Colonel John Chivington, a Methodist pastor and Army officer known for leading the 1864 Sand Creek massacre.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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Henry had been tapped by Moïse before his killing, but his naming was challenged by a number of organizations.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a photo of him ordering the killing of Larijani and Soleimani.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The last of three men linked to the May 2023 slaying of a Little Rock man whose body was found in some bushes has been sentenced to eight years in prison.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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An Illinois Appellate Court threw out the conviction of Gary Gauger in the 1993 slaying of his parents, McHenry County farmers Morris and Ruth Gauger.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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As part of a plea agreement, Jacob Ackerman pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of armed criminal action; a judge handed down the sentence on Monday.—
Nathan Pilling
March 17,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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Speaking softly, Jahara Malik, now 18, pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge stemming from the fatal stabbing of Yahkeim Lollar, a beloved football player at Miami Northwestern Senior High.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Investigators learned on Tuesday that Lickhart had died from her injuries, and homicide detectives took over the case, DiMartino said.—
Nathan Pilling
March 17,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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The suspect and victim in a homicide case in east Charlotte last week were dating, according to an affidavit filed in court by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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