as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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Recent Examples of carnage
Men between the ages of 15 and 25 appear to be particularly susceptible to becoming fixated with mass carnage, O’Toole said.
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Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
Fans began leaving Davidson College Stadium before intermission, preferring the 77-degree sunshine to the carnage below.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
The school had drilled children regularly on lockdowns at the school and kept doors secured during the day – measures that officials believe prevented the carnage from escalating further.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Just as Rupnow did, Westman left behind a significant digital footprint, meant to be discovered after the carnage.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
Fans began leaving Davidson College Stadium before intermission, preferring the 77-degree sunshine to the carnage below.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
The school had drilled children regularly on lockdowns at the school and kept doors secured during the day – measures that officials believe prevented the carnage from escalating further.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Just as Rupnow did, Westman left behind a significant digital footprint, meant to be discovered after the carnage.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnage
Noun
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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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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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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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