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as in red
smeared or stained with blood
after the fight, her shirt was all bloody
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as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
a bloody battle a bloody movie that is unsuitable for children
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as in to damage
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption
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Recent Examples of bloody
Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
Collapsing the roof isn’t a spur-of-the-moment thing, either—our experience involved about three minutes, two swearing fits, and at least one bloody knuckle.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 30 June 2017
EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
But: There's no reason that bloodies and dirties are our only savory option.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
For example, at Chester’s Roman Amphitheatre, centurion Marcus Aurelius Nepos tells about England’s bloody combat history at the spot.
—Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
Collapsing the roof isn’t a spur-of-the-moment thing, either—our experience involved about three minutes, two swearing fits, and at least one bloody knuckle.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 30 June 2017
Verb
When the teen cautiously enters the stable to fill its overturned water trough, the beast attacks, bloodying the boy's face.
—EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
But: There's no reason that bloodies and dirties are our only savory option.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloody
Adjective
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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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Unusually, its tan Connolly leather interior is contrasted with red carpets.—
Joe Lorio,
Car and Driver,
5 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Each season of the HBO drama has created breakout moments from Armand and Shane’s meltdowns in season one to Tanya being chased by murderous gay men in season two.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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Trauma resulting from over a century of honoring a racist, murderous, psychopath in a Black-majority community.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Hoover Desk During former President Herbert Hoover's presidency in 1929, a fire severely damaged the West Wing of the White House, including the Oval Office.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Despite initially being told his bone had been damaged and his arm would probably need to be amputated, doctors managed to save it.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The biographical circumstances and the reddish tinge of the foremost prisoner’s hair have led commentators to interpret the image metaphorically, even solipsistically––the prisoner becomes a cipher for van Gogh, physically and psychologically incarcerated.—
Sarah C. Schaefer,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Inside the remnants of workshops, the archaeologists recovered an amphora containing yellow ocher and small jars filled with reddish pigments like realgar and red ocher.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Audio issues occasionally marred the broadcast, including brief interruptions of Fonda’s speech.—
Jake Coyle,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2025
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But a New York Times analysis of the $55 billion in savings claimed by DOGE found that the math is marred with accounting errors, incorrect assumptions, outdated data and other mistakes.—
Talmon Joseph Smith,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Which makes the Irish designer’s work a particularly apposite choice for Demi Moore, star of The Substance, in which a younger version of her character, Elisabeth Sparkle, literally bursts forth from her flesh in scenes gorier than any wildlife documentary.—
Kerry McDermott,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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But based on recent archeological research, at least some Magdalenian groups also engaged in a gorier pastime: cannibalism.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
13 Feb. 2025
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The free chow was served daily, except on Fridays, and continued through a brutal period of industrywide cost-cutting that persists to this day.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2025
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England’s Champions Trophy campaign finally came to a brutal end when they were beaten by South Africa in Karachi by seven wickets with almost 21 overs to spare.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In addition to the two people killed, 10 people were injured, five seriously, Mannheim police said in a statement.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2025
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And in February, a driver plowed into a protest group in Munich injuring at least 28 people.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Bloody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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