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Recent Examples of bloodletting
Certainly, Hasina’s fall provided room for a spate of attacks on police and minorities, though analysts say the scale of bloodletting has been sensationalized.
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Something about its raw-nerve energy, the bloodletting of it all, energized the masses around the world and shot the song to Number One on Spotify’s Global 200 chart, collecting 3 billion streams in the process.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
The carmaker rescinded offers to interns just before they were supposed to start, prompting Tesla employees to implore other companies to take advantage of its bloodletting.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Crisis, Redux Thank goodness, then, for Bayern Munich, which appears to be gearing up for one of its increasingly frequent — and never less than entertaining — bloodlettings.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Something about its raw-nerve energy, the bloodletting of it all, energized the masses around the world and shot the song to Number One on Spotify’s Global 200 chart, collecting 3 billion streams in the process.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
The carmaker rescinded offers to interns just before they were supposed to start, prompting Tesla employees to implore other companies to take advantage of its bloodletting.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Crisis, Redux Thank goodness, then, for Bayern Munich, which appears to be gearing up for one of its increasingly frequent — and never less than entertaining — bloodlettings.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodletting
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But electing Trump would certainly lead to much more anguish and bloodshed.Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Fans of high action and vampire-on-vampire bloodshed will want to pick up this book.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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That changed in February, when the state located the necessary drugs and planned to execute Thomas Creech, who was convicted of five murders in three states.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Additionally, authorities say Gonzalez-Nunez associated himself with Norteño gang members who were responsible for murders around the area.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Eastwood plays the title character, a man reluctantly drawn into the Confederate side of the Civil War after the slaughter of his family.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Their anger at the Democrats is understandable, especially the anger of those who have lost many relatives in the slaughter.Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Turning off unneeded lights is a good way to reduce this carnage.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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In the dark days after the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and the ensuing military assault on Gaza, some dared hope the carnage could, in some way, become a catalyst for peace.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
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The White House had an additional security perimeter put in place due to the unrest following the killing of George Floyd in 2020.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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In April, Iran conducted its first-ever direct missile and drone strikes on Israel in response to the killing of several Iranian military officials at an Iranian consular facility in Syria.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The vehicular massacre on the road toward Illinka has helped drive up Russian losses to record levels.David Axe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Yet after Hamas's October 7 brutal massacre of 1,200 innocent Israelis, many were shocked to find that the Left no longer had an affinity for Jews.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Although police did not disclose a potential motive, Martínez Mayen said the family believes the slaying was over money.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Gull ruled the defense team had not shown enough of a connection between other potential suspects and the slayings.Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Running a sustainable butchery or meat alternative company can be tough for all sorts of reasons: costs are high and consumers are worn down by inflation, just to name a few.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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Nearly 80 years ago, rats lurked in the city's docks and butcheries, bringing the potential for disease, according to an account in the New Yorker magazine.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Bloodletting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodletting. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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