as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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Recent Examples of carnage
After a walk to Gurriel Jr., Tawa lined out to end the carnage.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
As the war goes on, and a growing number of outside powers look for advantage in the carnage, the consequences are likely to get even worse, argue Mai Hassan and Ahmed Kodouda in a recent Foreign Affairs essay—not just for Sudan, but for the rest of its region as well.
—Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
In the end, yield-chasing retail investors absorbed much of the carnage.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But close to daybreak, a German warplane bombed the chateau, leaving a crater in the earth and a trail of carnage.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
As the war goes on, and a growing number of outside powers look for advantage in the carnage, the consequences are likely to get even worse, argue Mai Hassan and Ahmed Kodouda in a recent Foreign Affairs essay—not just for Sudan, but for the rest of its region as well.
—Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
In the end, yield-chasing retail investors absorbed much of the carnage.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But close to daybreak, a German warplane bombed the chateau, leaving a crater in the earth and a trail of carnage.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnage
Noun
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Orlov also pointed her to Voit's location, leading to the hospital massacre and her abduction of Voit and Dr. Ochoa.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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The season traces the brutal machinery of empire: propaganda, collaborators, betrayal and the looming massacre of civilians on Ghorman, a peaceful planet crushed for daring to protest.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The first half begins in Poland, where seven-year-old Jakob Beer is the sole member of his Jewish family to survive the Nazis’ brutal slaughter.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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Jess remembers her first on-farm slaughter years ago when a female spooked and tore through the woods.—
Bennet Goldstein,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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