Thesaurus results for BLOODSHED

bloodshed

noun

Definition of bloodshed

as in murder

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Recent Examples of bloodshed The bloodshed returns after another 11-year hiatus, but the spatter is messier, thicker, and darker, seeping into a new vision by Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026 Jean called on Haitian authorities to take the necessary steps to stop the bloodshed and dismantle the armed groups. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 What is more likely to happen is a third uprising on the West Bank, followed by massive bloodshed between Palestinians and settlers. — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2026 The legacy of the steppe is not simply one of bloodshed and the muscular assertion of power, just as the legacy of European history is not just one of laws and the orderly restraint of power. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodshed

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Noun

The story revolves around private eye Raymond Gunn (Rockwell), who is drawn into a case involving murder and a multimedia star named Venus Nova, voiced by Johansson.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
The best way Ray can think of to do so is to tail her shady husband, Dom (Bobby Cannavale) — all the way into a sordid (but still vaguely family-friendly) web of deceit, murder, blackmail and gangland drama.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

Whether or not Hal was right to entice Zoe (upon whose shoulders the carnage ultimately falls), his decision to circumvent the Guardians’ chain of command is what ultimately leads to countless deaths and his imprisonment for reckless endangerment.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Instead of lots of action, violence, carnage and suspense, the show with Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer tells a very different kind of story.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of carnage

Noun

One of the leading explanations for its origin goes back to an older meaning of the word ‘bucket’ — a beam or yoke from which animals could be suspended during slaughter.

— Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Now, as then, the dehumanization of Arab and Muslim lives is embedded in the very language used to describe their slaughter.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

The vast majority expressed deep distress and anger at their government after the massacres that took place in response to January’s mass protests.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Galschiøt, who is perhaps best known for his 2021 Pillar of Shame, commemorating the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre, was invited to bring the sculpture to Strasbourg by left-wing Danish European Parliament member Per Clausen.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

Roberts was arrested almost a month after the slaying on June 14, 2019.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Two others involved in the slaying received lesser sentences — one who was 17 at the time and another who testified on behalf of the state as part of a plea deal.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of slaying

Noun

Lopez’s mother, Allison Lyman, and other family members had pressed state lawmakers to change California’s vehicular manslaughter law to prohibit diversion in such cases.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The family is also supporting efforts in the state Legislature to change how diversion can be used in misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of manslaughter

Noun

Prison authorities are investigating the incident as a homicide, and the Office of the Inspector General has been notified, according to CDCR.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Traffic homicide investigators are responding at the scene and will continue to gather information throughout the day.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

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