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as in inferno
a destructive burning
the holocaust caused by the ignited chemicals completely destroyed the factory and several surrounding homes
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as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge
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His predecessor had started seizing the high ground in the nuclear age with bold ideas for controlling these diabolical weapons, and other presidents would continue, in time leading to arms-control and test-ban treaties, and helping (so far) to avert nuclear holocaust.
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Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
The Russians know that a conflict on the edge of central Europe is not the same as a Soviet march to the Rhine or the English Channel and that Washington will not risk a nuclear holocaust over a localized and relatively small conventional conflict.
—Tom Nichols, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2019
Vladimir Putin will not lose this war, short of a nuclear holocaust or threatening one.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
In his Inland after the Bad Time (nuclear holocaust), there are no newspapers or books; there are puppet shows and storytellers.
—Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2024
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Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
The Russians know that a conflict on the edge of central Europe is not the same as a Soviet march to the Rhine or the English Channel and that Washington will not risk a nuclear holocaust over a localized and relatively small conventional conflict.
—Tom Nichols, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2019
Vladimir Putin will not lose this war, short of a nuclear holocaust or threatening one.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
In his Inland after the Bad Time (nuclear holocaust), there are no newspapers or books; there are puppet shows and storytellers.
—Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2024
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In Nickel Boys, the inferno is called the Nickel Academy and the story zooms in on a friendship between two young men, studious and hopeful Elwood, played by Ethan Herisse, and Brandon Wilson’s more cynical Turner.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
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This is important because any sort of flaw in a battery could lead to an inferno, says Venkat Srinivasan, who studies batteries and directs the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science at the US’s Argonne National Laboratory.Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 15 Sep. 2024
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The vehicular massacre on the road toward Illinka has helped drive up Russian losses to record levels.David Axe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Yet after Hamas's October 7 brutal massacre of 1,200 innocent Israelis, many were shocked to find that the Left no longer had an affinity for Jews.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Embers from the fire were carried over 2 miles and started spot fires.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Hoang advised people to avoid any activity that could start a fire outside and avoid burning anything, including using campfires and grills.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Eastwood plays the title character, a man reluctantly drawn into the Confederate side of the Civil War after the slaughter of his family.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Their anger at the Democrats is understandable, especially the anger of those who have lost many relatives in the slaughter.Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Holocaust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holocaust. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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