Thesaurus results for BLOODSHED

bloodshed

noun

Definition of bloodshed

as in murder

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Recent Examples of bloodshed There is plenty of bloodshed and adrenaline, but those action scenes serve mostly as retribution and to tie up loose plot points. — Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026 Motoki portrays Murashige as curiously recessive — someone who has laid waste to myriad foes and has now lost his taste for bloodshed. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Even in 2026, the category’s identity is anchored in infamous scenes of maiming, torture, and cathartic bloodshed. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 The Greens appear to be in disarray, and Rhaenyra may hope this is the end of the bloodshed, but Ormund quickly becomes a new thorn in her side. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodshed

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Noun

The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder in the January 2023 strangulation deaths of her three children – Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months – at the family's Duxbury, Massachusetts, home.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

They would be housed in a large, rectangular, concrete-block building that had originally been a holding pen and slaughter area for livestock.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Many leaders of the slaughter were tried and convicted by a United Nations war crimes tribunal that has now closed down.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

Poho said the case was about more than compensation, explaining that the effects of the massacre had been felt across the wider Sharpeville community.

— Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Just last month, two key organizers behind what used to be the only large-scale public commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil were found guilty of inciting subversion.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of massacre

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After a weeks-long trial, the jury found Donna guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation of murder in the for-hire killing of Markel.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Judge Andy Porter found Tracy Walters not guilty by reason of insanity in the December 2021 killing of Cynthia Cervantes, a social worker and Navy veteran.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of killing

Noun

Following the mistrial declaration, some legal experts suggested that the prosecution aimed too high in charging Clancy with first-degree murder, noting a lower charge, such as second-degree murder or manslaughter, might have won over the jury.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
The jury can also convict Clancy of lesser charges — second-degree murder or manslaughter — or deem her not guilty due to lack of criminal responsibility.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of manslaughter

Noun

Troopers from the New Jersey State Police Marine Bureau arrested Kevin Wells, 40, of Warren, New Jersey, on Friday, charging him with vehicular homicide and two counts of assault by vessel while intoxicated.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The 10-episode drama stars Liev Schreiber as Jonah Lynn, a former soldier turned homicide detective who moves to a small town in western Pennsylvania after working the tough streets of Philadelphia.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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