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Recent Examples of killing field
One of them is the location of his trove of missing tapes, which some believe detail how his $1 million estate, the Fox Hollow Farm, became his personal killing field.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
But these things will only underscore that 1950s auto racing was a brutal killing field.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
The province had been one enormous killing field, and there was nothing neat and tidy about the aftermath of a B-52 strike.
—George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
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.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
But these things will only underscore that 1950s auto racing was a brutal killing field.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
The province had been one enormous killing field, and there was nothing neat and tidy about the aftermath of a B-52 strike.
—George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
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.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for killing field
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Even as questions have swirled around emergency preparedness, survivors and families of the missing have extended their thanks to the people on the front lines.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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At the same time, Russia’s bigger army is making a new effort to drive back Ukrainian defenders on parts of the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Sidelined was any talk of limits on Western assistance to Ukraine, any worries about the risk of nuclear escalation, and above all any compromise or negotiation regarding what has been an intractable war of position for years: the battle lines have not budged enormously since November 2022.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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The battle lines pit conservative spending hawks — who want to mitigate the deficit impact of the package — against vulnerable moderates fighting to preserve federal health care benefits and secure a controversial tax break in high-income districts.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
20 May 2025
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Tiki Bob's closed a few days later following a spate of more violence, but its palm tree sign still hangs on the front of the building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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The group got into the car, and Alcala made a sudden turn and stopped in front of his house.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Killing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20field. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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