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Recent Examples of killing field
Ten years later, even those who have never set foot near Newtown, Connecticut, can conjure the scene painted by police of a first-grade classroom turned into a killing field.
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Cnn Staff, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
The fighting in Bucha intensified, and with Russian troops turning the city into a killing field, the family tried to flee by car on March 5.
—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022
But one major blunder that turned the shoreline into a killing field was shockingly basic.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
So when the horrors of Russia's invasion of Ukraine play out in full view, when a Kyiv suburb is turned into a killing field, when a missile strikes a train terminal packed with people trying to flee the war, there's a powerful impulse for justice.
—Richard Galant, CNN, 10 Apr. 2022
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Cnn Staff, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
The fighting in Bucha intensified, and with Russian troops turning the city into a killing field, the family tried to flee by car on March 5.
—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022
But one major blunder that turned the shoreline into a killing field was shockingly basic.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
So when the horrors of Russia's invasion of Ukraine play out in full view, when a Kyiv suburb is turned into a killing field, when a missile strikes a train terminal packed with people trying to flee the war, there's a powerful impulse for justice.
—Richard Galant, CNN, 10 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for killing field
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Carefully driven to the front line by a remote operator seeing what the ’bot’s own front-facing camera sees, the UGV hooks the end of the coil onto existing wire—and then unspools the rest of the coil.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Along the front line, the reported ups and downs of the talks fuel frustration and worry.—
SAMYA KULLAB,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Recent army gains in central Sudan, retaking districts of the capital and other territory, come as the RSF has consolidated its control in the west, hardening battle lines and threatening to move the country towards a de facto partition.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Who knows where the Fantastic Four will land when the battle lines are drawn.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the photo, Haack and Larocca, 52, smiled for the camera while standing in front of what appeared to be a yellow villa.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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As for the dire wolf, Lamm told me that the decision to put it at the front of the line was not because the company was impatient with its difficult marquee projects.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Killing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20field. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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