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Recent Examples of bloodless
There is plenty of commentary, even among users of other platforms, about how Threads is bloodless (and owned by Mark Zuckerberg), Mastodon is inscrutable, and Bluesky is humorless.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The procedure is quick, simple and, as these things go, relatively bloodless.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
As a result, even formerly bloodless technocrats have found new vigor when being picked on by the Trump administration.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Other hallmarks include the evolving tradition of the Bond girl, largely bloodless violence, and more.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The procedure is quick, simple and, as these things go, relatively bloodless.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
As a result, even formerly bloodless technocrats have found new vigor when being picked on by the Trump administration.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Other hallmarks include the evolving tradition of the Bond girl, largely bloodless violence, and more.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodless
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From Hollywood's Golden Age and the '70s catastrophe obsession to today, these films have unearthed every pitiless corner of nature's wrath, from towering tsunamis and viral pandemics to all-out apocalypses and more.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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They were born out of a pitiless epidemic, as a poignant yet futile attempt to allow his subjects to live forever on film.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 June 2025
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Based on blood test results, the prevalence of anemia was much higher: About 1 in 5 patients was anemic, with hemoglobin levels below normal as defined by the World Health Organization.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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Seven hundred dollars later, they were told the cat is anemic, has low red blood cells, and had been given fluids, nausea medication, and more to get her through.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Participants drew inspiration from late Georgia congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis' legacy of nonviolent protest.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 July 2025
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Recent polls, however, suggest some Americans are turning on Trump's immigration policy amid reports that individuals with no criminal records or nonviolent offenses are being targeted.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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In a crew racked by the machinations of the heartless Solène, Anthony’s genuine regret and disappointment are a balm.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
22 July 2025
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The thought of an athletic governing board geofencing the life of these athletes rather than encourage access to all opportunities is heartless.—
Selika Josiah Talbott,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.—
Ellen Barry,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Feb. 2023
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Trump’s narrow nationalism does not seem more peaceable than internationalism.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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If anything, the scale of the Second World War and the advent of the atom bomb made the quest for a peaceable international order more urgent than ever.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Then, the men had to walk around as these unfeeling, aggressive, hyper-masculine creatures.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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Tabo turns, in his mother’s eyes, into a cold and unfeeling stone.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Now Germany, previously conciliatory, is ready to back France’s more hawkish position and hit back with retaliatory tariffs on the US if no deal is agreed.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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Normally a conciliatory individual, Jesse’s diplomacy was tested by an opponent’s racist remark.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 July 2025
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“Bloodless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodless. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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