as in bloody
smeared or stained with blood
had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed
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Recent Examples of bloodstained
Two bodies lie in the bloodstained snow next to the entrance.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
After an initial search of the home, deputies found Fullerton's body, along with a .22 caliber revolver and bloodstained clothing.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 24 Apr. 2024
Oh was there at the rallies, next to people bearing signs reading asian life matter and = rights = protections over the image of a bloodstained bullet hole.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Her husband presented a bloodstained piece of linen to prove her virginity after their wedding night.
—Stella Martany and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
After an initial search of the home, deputies found Fullerton's body, along with a .22 caliber revolver and bloodstained clothing.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 24 Apr. 2024
Oh was there at the rallies, next to people bearing signs reading asian life matter and = rights = protections over the image of a bloodstained bullet hole.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Her husband presented a bloodstained piece of linen to prove her virginity after their wedding night.
—Stella Martany and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodstained
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.—
Karen Kucher,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.—
Jonece Starr Dunigan,
AL.com,
14 July 2017
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
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Two of nature’s most dazzling phenomena overlapped during a narrow window on March 13, 2025, when totality — the period when the lunar surface turns a reddish color — lasted just 65 minutes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The most ideal opportunity to see the reddish moon is during the minutes leading up to 3 a.m. EDT, as the moon should be situated in the center of Earth's shadow around then.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Bloodstained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodstained. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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