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
Investigators believe both men were dating the same woman, who was there at the scene and witnessed the bloodbath, police sources said.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Somehow, yes, Charlie and Mia survive the myriad bloodbaths that keep springing up around them.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Let the inevitable eye-popping, stomach-churning bloodbath commence.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Even though Houston proved capable of extending this series, Game 6 will be a bloodbath.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Somehow, yes, Charlie and Mia survive the myriad bloodbaths that keep springing up around them.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Let the inevitable eye-popping, stomach-churning bloodbath commence.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Even though Houston proved capable of extending this series, Game 6 will be a bloodbath.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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