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Recent Examples of bloodletting
Nationwide, research grants doled out by the National Institutes of Health were hit with an ax this month, but the bloodletting is very much a local problem.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Unlike the original 1985 Vampire Hunter D — a low-budget, direct-to-video effort — 2000’s Bloodlust is opulently produced, a postapocalyptic action epic stuffed with black leather, red lips, and supernatural bloodletting.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
The bloodletting reached its peak in the final days of Trump’s presidency.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2021
The latter refers to the sectarian bloodletting that followed Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein’s removal.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Unlike the original 1985 Vampire Hunter D — a low-budget, direct-to-video effort — 2000’s Bloodlust is opulently produced, a postapocalyptic action epic stuffed with black leather, red lips, and supernatural bloodletting.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
The bloodletting reached its peak in the final days of Trump’s presidency.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2021
The latter refers to the sectarian bloodletting that followed Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein’s removal.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodletting
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In addition to witnessing bloodshed as a soldier and a journalist, Godwin has also lost his eldest sister, Jain, who was killed along with her fiancé and their best man in an army ambush in 1978, just weeks before her wedding.—
Dina Gachman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Billionaires have weighed in on the tariffs bloodshed, too.—
Harri Weber,
Quartz,
7 Apr. 2025
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Abby’s friends disarm Ellie, and then Abby murders Joel in front of Ellie’s eyes.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Jones is charged with murder, abduction and felonious assault, WTVG reported.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Cinematic games are meant for one or two sessions full of tense moments, human intrigue and alien slaughter.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Of course, Mari could have survived the slaughter if some of the other girls — including Van (Liv Hewson) and Taissa (Brown) — had it their way.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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As ever, though, the gains are far from uniform, and a handful of states continue to account for an oversized share of the carnage.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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After three days of market carnage, investors appeared to be seeking some buying opportunities.—
John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Senators’ defence and penalty killing played a role in those goals, but Ullmark failed to come up big in contrast to Toronto’s Anthony Stolarz.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Commentators sometimes compare dictators to Herod, the king who ordered the massacre of children in his quest to kill the infant Christ.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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What began in Manchester with an 1819 massacre of peasants gave birth to the world's first workers' movements, trade unions and an idea of equality that has fueled social justice and labor movements around the world.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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Authorities have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the slaying of Thompson, who was killed outside a hotel where he was slated to attend an investor meeting that day.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Three men are under arrest on murder charges in the November double slaying of a Sacramento man and woman, Sacramento police officials announced Wednesday.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The alleged menace of universal suffrage having been avoided by the absolute suppression of the negro vote, the spirit of mob murder should have been satisfied and the butchery of negroes should have ceased.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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Chef Stephen Peak sources 90 percent of ingredients from the on-site greenhouse and gardens, and staffers practice whole-animal butchery, make their own cheese and charcuterie, bake their own bread, and preserve and ferment seasonal produce.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Bloodletting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodletting. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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