bloodshed
noun
blood·shed
ˈbləd-ˌshed 
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Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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And the world as a whole will experience more bloodshed, as both governments and separatists, unencumbered by global sanctions or normative restrictions, become more assertive.
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Ryan D. Griffiths, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
Now, after all these years and all this bloodshed, Ukraine is once again being asked to accept the idea that Crimea belongs to Russia.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
The rest is a whole lot of creepiness of some seemingly murderous children, some bloodshed, and more.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2025
New Delhi has pinned the bloodshed on Islamabad, which denies complicity and called for an independent investigation.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 May 2025
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Ryan D. Griffiths, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
Now, after all these years and all this bloodshed, Ukraine is once again being asked to accept the idea that Crimea belongs to Russia.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
The rest is a whole lot of creepiness of some seemingly murderous children, some bloodshed, and more.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2025
New Delhi has pinned the bloodshed on Islamabad, which denies complicity and called for an independent investigation.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodshed
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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