Thesaurus results for BLOODSHED

bloodshed

noun

Definition of bloodshed

as in murder

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Recent Examples of bloodshed The most potent reminder of the bloodshed lies in the thousands of people buried under debris. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 The Philadelphia Daily News on June 8, 1976 reported that Rizzo was warning of bloodshed in the streets unless the federal and state government provided troops to patrol the city. — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 July 2026 And thanks to careful planning by Alicent (Olivia Cooke), the palace welcomes Rhaenyra with only some bloodshed. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026 The country finds itself in cycle after cycle of bloody civil war, intensified by a brutal intramilitary power struggle and exploitative foreign powers like the United Arab Emirates seeking an opportunity to profit from the bloodshed. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodshed

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Noun

Their son Nick, 32, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing the filmmaker and his wife to death.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Police had not seen him again until he and Gilson were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds to the head in what law enforcement officials believe was a murder-suicide.

— Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

Those crimes were unrelated to the slaughter in Zacatecas, authorities said, but again demonstrated how mob violence continues to wreak havoc throughout Mexico.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Natural Often mistaken as a welfare claim, this label refers to processing after slaughter.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

Mortensen also opened up about how her life was impacted in the aftermath of the massacre.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

The incident report lists two possible suspects in connection to the killing.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Officials say he previously was sentenced to life earlier this summer after pleading guilty to the 2024 killing of 23-year-old Anderson Adonay-Perdomo at a Chamblee gas station.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of killing

Noun

The case had entered a stunning new phase as Bryan Kohberger—the man who pleaded guilty and was convicted of the mass slaying last July, avoiding a high-profile murder trial and the death penalty as part of his plea deal—reversed course.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
The suspect sought in a deadly 2015 south Sacramento shooting has been captured by sheriff’s detectives and is facing murder and firearms charges in the slaying.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of slaying

Noun

She was charged with two counts of manslaughter, driving under the influence and other crimes.

— Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
His brother-in-law, 55-year-old John Singh, was found guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter in June of this year, according to the statement.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of manslaughter

Noun

The series follows trainee Detective Eva Bennett, played by Dynevor, who returns to Manchester and joins a new homicide investigation run by her fearsome estranged mother – the legendary Detective Chief Inspector Lois Mercer, played by Morton.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
After deliberating for just over an hour, the all-male, white, Protestant jury unanimously decided that 32-year-old spinster Borden didn’t commit a brazen daytime double homicide.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of homicide

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