Thesaurus results for CARNAGE

carnage

noun

ˈkär-nij

Definition of carnage

as in massacre

the killing of a large number of people the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene

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Recent Examples of carnage The shenanigans are interrupted by news that the French have retaken Fort Douaumont, marking the end of the carnage at Verdun. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 This is the beautiful, idealized land of Ithaca finally being consumed by the carnage from across the seas. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026 This adds to the carnage stock investors have been suffering. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 July 2026 That durability is especially striking given the carnage elsewhere in late night, especially among shows that were, literally or in spirit, spin-offs from The Daily Show. — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for carnage

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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

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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

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