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as in anemic
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as in nonviolent
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Recent Examples of bloodless
The president’s flight ends his family’s 54-year stranglehold on the country which began when his father Hafez al-Assad seized power in a bloodless coup in November 1970.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Some Russians will welcome Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but a repeat of the popularity bump the Kremlin enjoyed after its bloodless annexation of Crimea appears unlikely.
—Timothy Frye, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2022
Share this story Though neither of Sony’s previous standalone Venom movies were cinematic gems, their strange blend of Odd Couple humor and bloodless body horror were enough to put them squarely in so-bad-they’re-kinda-fun territory.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
Many gold cloaks, still loyal to Daemon from his time leading the City Watch, helped make this a relatively bloodless conquest.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 22 July 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Some Russians will welcome Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but a repeat of the popularity bump the Kremlin enjoyed after its bloodless annexation of Crimea appears unlikely.
—Timothy Frye, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2022
Share this story Though neither of Sony’s previous standalone Venom movies were cinematic gems, their strange blend of Odd Couple humor and bloodless body horror were enough to put them squarely in so-bad-they’re-kinda-fun territory.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
Many gold cloaks, still loyal to Daemon from his time leading the City Watch, helped make this a relatively bloodless conquest.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodless
Adjective
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Liu doesn’t invite a shred of sympathy for this pitiless mom.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The story mirrors the original, following a fresh batch of desperate have-nots competing in elementary school games with a sizable fortune for the winners and pitiless execution for the losers.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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His truck was low on fuel, and water pressure was anemic.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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The blockbuster delivered a rare dose of good news for the Chinese film industry, which is struggling with anemic ticket sales and a slumping economy.—
Claire Fu,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The law reduced mandatory minimum federal prison sentences for some nonviolent drug offenses and created programs to reduce recidivism.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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The rest appeared to be nonviolent offenders or people who were not suspected of a criminal offense at all.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2025
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Court records are replete with judges sentencing people convicted of unquestionably violent crimes to decades in prison while proclaiming that the person before them is heartless, irredeemable, and will forever be a threat to society.—
Steve Zeidman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Many of the angel families here today were betrayed by the last administration and with its heartless, and foolish, and really very arrogant and dumb policies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.—
Ellen Barry,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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That's because the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and peaceable assembly are fundamental protections of our ability to criticize public officials.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The second time, in 1937, the Court ruled, 5-4, that Herndon's conviction for attempting to incite insurrection violated his rights to free speech and peaceable assembly.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Human failings amidst an unfeeling snowpocalypse make for some engaging scenes.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Dec. 2024
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The author renders the four-year-old Margaret’s inner life with sensitive complexity, depicting an alert child logic that defies adults’ view of her as slow and unfeeling.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2024
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Newsom has been trying to cool the political rhetoric and respond more conciliatory, visiting both Democrats and Republicans.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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Any settlement would be a highly conciliatory gesture to Trump.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Bloodless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodless. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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