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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His striking work, Protest, depicts the bloodshed of Sri Lanka’s long civil war, using books that are charred or rendered illegible, often decorated with symbolic or figurative objects, like toy-soldier figurines marching across a soiled page.
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Thessaly La Force, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
So far, few other details have been provided regarding the boardwalk bloodshed.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025
The cycles of oppression led only to more bloodshed, with one government replacing another while the people suffered.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
But the Empire launches a propaganda campaign that these protests are dangerous and violent, and sends in troops, culminating in Episode 8’s bloodshed, known as the Ghorman Massacre.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 17 June 2025
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Thessaly La Force, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
So far, few other details have been provided regarding the boardwalk bloodshed.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025
The cycles of oppression led only to more bloodshed, with one government replacing another while the people suffered.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
But the Empire launches a propaganda campaign that these protests are dangerous and violent, and sends in troops, culminating in Episode 8’s bloodshed, known as the Ghorman Massacre.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 17 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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