as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath
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Recent Examples of bloodbath
The film's ending is a bona fide bloodbath, leaving the majority of the ensemble riddled with bullets.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The vote six weeks later ended up being a bloodbath for Conservatives, as the Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, swept them out of office for the first time in 14 years.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The president’s actions appear to be a response to the market bloodbath — a discomfiting development for many Trump supporters who depend on union pension funds or 401(k) retirement accounts.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The ensuing Wall Street bloodbath kicked off a massive decline across a number of stock indices, with a wide range of music stocks suffering major declines ranging from 6.8% for MSG Entertainment to 13.9% for Sphere Entertainment Co. last Thursday.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The vote six weeks later ended up being a bloodbath for Conservatives, as the Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, swept them out of office for the first time in 14 years.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The president’s actions appear to be a response to the market bloodbath — a discomfiting development for many Trump supporters who depend on union pension funds or 401(k) retirement accounts.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The ensuing Wall Street bloodbath kicked off a massive decline across a number of stock indices, with a wide range of music stocks suffering major declines ranging from 6.8% for MSG Entertainment to 13.9% for Sphere Entertainment Co. last Thursday.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodbath
Noun
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Breivik refers to Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a massacre in Norway in 2011 that targeted mostly teenagers at a camp.—
Evan Mealins,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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After the October 7 massacre, the Houthis in Yemen began attacking American naval vessels and conducting missile strikes on Israel in solidarity with Hamas.—
Daniel Byman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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Criticism over big business moves In the decades that followed, Ramaphosa went from a union leader to a corporate board member implicated in stoking the slaughter of striking workers.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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He was made to watch what Trump took to be evidence that the South African government was presiding over the slaughter of white Afrikaners.—
Jonny Steinberg,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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