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Recent Examples of bloodshed
O’Hara said police hadn’t yet found any relationship between the shooter and the church, nor determined a motive for the bloodshed.
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Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Non-lethal techniques, from tranquilizers to close-quarters combat, challenge you to play without bloodshed.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Resident Robert Vandevere, who has lived in Linden for 15 years, was left similarly stunned by the bloodshed so close to his own backyard.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Without such a state alongside Israel, these two beleaguered peoples, the whole region, and the entire world will be sentenced to further decades, and possibly centuries, of bloodshed and oppression.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Non-lethal techniques, from tranquilizers to close-quarters combat, challenge you to play without bloodshed.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Resident Robert Vandevere, who has lived in Linden for 15 years, was left similarly stunned by the bloodshed so close to his own backyard.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Without such a state alongside Israel, these two beleaguered peoples, the whole region, and the entire world will be sentenced to further decades, and possibly centuries, of bloodshed and oppression.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
Noun
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The original wording suggesting that Soliman faced murder charges in Iraq had been included in the government’s successful argument for keeping him in custody.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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An argument over a wristwatch led to the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Dallas mother at Malibu Jack’s amusement park in North Richland Hills, according to new details of the murder investigation released on Tuesday.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Basically the carnage is all nonstop from this point on, a festival of killing in all kinds of nifty ways.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most effective however is Vanderbilt’s decision to stop the action and simply run the devastating real black-and-white film footage of the slaughter of Jews in the concentration camps.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hamas had brutally penetrated our southern border, embarking on the slaughter of civilians.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The shooting at Evergreen High is at least the seventh school shooting in Colorado since the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School that killed 13 students and one teacher.—
Katie Langford,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sheriff Tony later condemned his deputies’ failures, including their inaction on removing Nathan’s firearms or seeking a court order under Florida’s red flag law, passed after the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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His killing could become not just a tragedy but a catalyst—an event that radicalizes ever more Americans, less an aberration than a feature of our increasingly perilous national politics.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office charged Shawn Harris, 38, with capital murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the killing.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Panthers fire employee over social media post The Carolina Panthers' communications coordinator was reportedly fired for Instagram posts apparently referencing Kirk's slaying.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Two other people were detained by authorities in connection with Kirk's slaying on Wednesday but were later released without being charged.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Napa County Sheriff’s Office released the names Tuesday, hours after Napa County prosecutors charged Norberto (Beto) Celerino, 53, with six counts each of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.—
The Press Democrat,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Meers, 53, was charged with manslaughter and aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult, prosecutors said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In February 2025, the driver pleaded guilty to negligent vehicular homicide and drugged driving with a minor passenger – and now faces up to 10 years behind bars.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Anyone with information regarding the man’s death can contact homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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