as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people
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Calum Marsh, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Calum Marsh, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
President Trump also designated international cartels and organizations, including MS-13 and the bloodthirsty Tren de Aragua, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT).
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
How this bloodthirsty black sheep wooed the most beautiful being in the universe is anyone’s guess.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
The Ukrainian air assault brigades’ Javelin teams might be the most notoriously bloodthirsty missileers in Kyiv’s 800,000-strong military.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Bloodthirsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodthirsty. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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