1
as in inferno
a destructive burning
the holocaust caused by the ignited chemicals completely destroyed the factory and several surrounding homes
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as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge
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Recent Examples of holocaust
During the holocaust [sic] our grandparents would have been delighted if people in the free world had stood up for them.
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The national security team's meeting today was ongoing at 9 p.m.
5h ago / 6:41 PM PDT
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'Israel refuses to be the victim of a nuclear holocaust,' Netanyahu says
Phil Helsel
Netanyahu said Iran and its nuclear program are threats to Israel's very existence.
—Marin Scott, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Fallout forces him to choose between them and nuclear holocaust.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Paul Hill, who was executed for gunning down a Florida clinic doctor and a volunteer in 1994, cited Bonhoeffer in viewing the attacks against clinics as a way of preventing a holocaust.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The national security team's meeting today was ongoing at 9 p.m.
5h ago / 6:41 PM PDT
Share
'Israel refuses to be the victim of a nuclear holocaust,' Netanyahu says
Phil Helsel
Netanyahu said Iran and its nuclear program are threats to Israel's very existence.
—Marin Scott, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Fallout forces him to choose between them and nuclear holocaust.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Paul Hill, who was executed for gunning down a Florida clinic doctor and a volunteer in 1994, cited Bonhoeffer in viewing the attacks against clinics as a way of preventing a holocaust.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Just like the companies who sparked a blaze, the fossil fuel industry bears responsibility for contributing to the soaring high temperatures and drier atmosphere that turn a routine forest fire into a blazing inferno.—
Chris Lee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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The issue was brought to his attention by reporting from The Bee and other news outlets highlighting a stark difference between state and federal law concerning who can be licensed to work with high-grade explosives like those that sparked an inferno in Esparto on July 1.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 July 2025
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Macron's move brings to a head months of increasing French criticism of Israel's conduct in its war against Hamas—the Islamist militant group that rules Gaza—that was sparked by the October 7, 2023, massacre of civilians in Israel.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Kent State is an empathetic, politically dispassionate look at that massacre in the spring of 1970.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2025
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Based on employee interviews, investigators also found conflicting accounts of fire preparedness within the plant, which has already experienced some fires.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
27 July 2025
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At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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Without the best available data, there’s no guarantee that this year’s slaughter actually helps the species or keeps humans safer.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2025
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Instead of paying for more water or feed, many ranchers choose to sell their cows for slaughter instead of breeding.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
2 July 2025
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“Holocaust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holocaust. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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