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Recent Examples of bloodshed
The effects of the recent bloodshed are unlikely to disappear, experts said, especially as triggers of this violence are deeply rooted in Syria’s past.
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
President Trump is actively working to facilitate peace and end the bloodshed in the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
But the bloodshed that unfolded March 6-10 in Latakia and Tartous represents a frightening escalation.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Any bloodshed is almost always strictly in service of a joke.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
President Trump is actively working to facilitate peace and end the bloodshed in the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
But the bloodshed that unfolded March 6-10 in Latakia and Tartous represents a frightening escalation.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Any bloodshed is almost always strictly in service of a joke.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found stuffed into a closet Monday at a Florida Keys resort.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Jail records show Delisle was charged with two felonies, attempted first-degree murder and first-degree arson, as well as a misdemeanor for destruction, alteration, or concealment of evidence.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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As ever, though, the gains are far from uniform, and a handful of states continue to account for an oversized share of the carnage.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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After three days of market carnage, investors appeared to be seeking some buying opportunities.—
John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Namely: Who bears responsibility for the slaughter of the season?—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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That concept of freedom might be better exemplified by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, another Third World death cult that promised liberation and promoted slaughter — and that came with its own prominent apologists on American college campuses.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Trump got a temporary reprieve when the markets closed Friday at 4 p.m., but expect the massacre to resume this morning at 9:30 when the opening bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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In 2007, the British journalist David Litchfield wrote in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that guests at a ball at Schloss Rechnitz were invited to shoot Jews for sport—a claim disputed by historians, who do not dispute that the massacre took place.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The attack sparked outrage on social media, with politicians from the north condemning the killings.—
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the killing, police said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
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The killing marks the fifth slaying this year in the Bronx’s 44th Precinct, which saw 16 homicides in all of 2024, NYPD stats show.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Iran’s embassy in Abu Dhabi has denied Tehran was involved in the rabbi’s slaying, and the UAE has not made the allegation.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Griffith was later arrested and charged with three counts of manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of personal injury and death, after authorities determined the vehicle was registered to him, according to a news release.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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The unlicensed driver police say fatally struck a mother and her two children in Brooklyn has been charged with manslaughter — just months after the wig-making social media influencer won a $2 million lawsuit against the NYPD, law enforcement sources say.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2025
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Local and state officials are investigating the 26-year-old's death as a homicide.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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