: an organized massacre of helpless people
specifically
: such a massacre of Jews
pogromed; pogroming; pogroms
: to massacre or destroy in a pogrom
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
A number of those factions then engaged in a pogrom against Alawite civilians, residents and activists said.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
The pogroms never far from his mind, Warner fearlessly wore his identity as an immigrant American.
—Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
There was humor in Kosky’s staging, but it was replaced by horror at what suddenly started to look like a pogrom.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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The past 18 months have marked an extraordinarily turbulent period for Jews worldwide, with a pogrom launched against communities in southern Israel soon yielding a major spike in antisemitic incidents.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
A number of those factions then engaged in a pogrom against Alawite civilians, residents and activists said.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
The pogroms never far from his mind, Warner fearlessly wore his identity as an immigrant American.
—Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
There was humor in Kosky’s staging, but it was replaced by horror at what suddenly started to look like a pogrom.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pogrom
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“Pogrom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pogrom. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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