as in genocide
the organized killing of many helpless people usually because of their race or religion
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Recent Examples of pogrom
His ancestors fled pogroms in Ukraine to make their fortune in the United States.
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Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Jacobo Timerman, its founding editor, was a committed advocate for human rights and democratic institutions whose family had come to Argentina fleeing pogroms in Ukraine in the late 1920s.
—Lily Meyer, The Dial, 20 May 2025
Conquest, war, famine and death, disease and pogroms had been the driving forces behind the great migrations in Europe, Asia and Africa.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
For us as Jews, Easter has far more sinister overtones — of the passages from the Gospels that gave birth to modern antisemitism, of passion plays, pogroms, and emotional fuel for the literal fires that consumed our people.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Jacobo Timerman, its founding editor, was a committed advocate for human rights and democratic institutions whose family had come to Argentina fleeing pogroms in Ukraine in the late 1920s.
—Lily Meyer, The Dial, 20 May 2025
Conquest, war, famine and death, disease and pogroms had been the driving forces behind the great migrations in Europe, Asia and Africa.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
For us as Jews, Easter has far more sinister overtones — of the passages from the Gospels that gave birth to modern antisemitism, of passion plays, pogroms, and emotional fuel for the literal fires that consumed our people.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pogrom
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Macron's move brings to a head months of increasing French criticism of Israel's conduct in its war against Hamas—the Islamist militant group that rules Gaza—that was sparked by the October 7, 2023, massacre of civilians in Israel.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Kent State is an empathetic, politically dispassionate look at that massacre in the spring of 1970.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2025
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Without the best available data, there’s no guarantee that this year’s slaughter actually helps the species or keeps humans safer.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2025
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Instead of paying for more water or feed, many ranchers choose to sell their cows for slaughter instead of breeding.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
2 July 2025
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Art lovers flock to the world-renowned Van Gogh Museum, while the Anne Frank House offers a deeply poignant window into the harrowing trauma of the holocaust.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The mostly impressionistic plot centers a French woman visiting Hiroshima to film an anti-nuclear war film—a postmortem attempt at documenting Japan’s holocaust.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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Gregory, a horrified business owner who was arriving at work in Sunset Park when the battered BMW sped past him, said he was stunned by the carnage the BMW left behind.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Voicework: Doogie Is Deadpool Deadpool VR nails the carnage, but the cherry on top is Deadpool himself.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
15 June 2025
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“Pogrom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pogrom. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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